Diplomacy or the art of negotiation has been in existence from a very ancient time.<br />The era of 1st billion BC witnessed some of the drastic developments in the patterns of diplomacy.<br />The early Roman empires sent envoys to the neighboring empires to extend cordial relations.<br />Other early traces include the Middle East regions which were fast emerging.<br />Treaties began to be drafted between many Mesopotamian states and ‘Akkadian’ or more popularly known as ‘Babylonian’ was developed as the first diplomatic language.<br />The language was spread throughout the Middle East and was later replaced by Aramaic.<br />With the development of Islamic States, the concept of diplomacy flourished and became a tool for promoting international trade.
