agere de aliqua re (to treat with anybody on any subject; e.g., de conditionibus pacis): postulare conditiones alicujus rei (to demand the terms on which it will be granted): pacisci aliquid (to conclude a compact about anything; e.g., pacem, to negotiate a peace): conciliare aliquid (to bring anything about, by smoothing down difficulties, etc.; e.g., nuptias): to negotiate anything with anybody, agere cum aliquo de aliqua re (general term): colloqui cum aliquo de aliqua re (by verbal conference): colloqui per internuncios cum aliquo et de aliqua re mentionem facere (by envoys, etc.; Vid: Nep., Alc., 5, 3). They set about negotiating the terms of a peace, colloquium fuit inter ipsos de pacis legibus. Vid :, also, NEGOTIATION.