Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Quotes

• “Nulla enim alia re uidemus populum Romanum orbem subegisse terrarum nisi armorum exercitio, disciplina castrorum usuque militiae.”
• “Scientia enim rei bellicae dimicandi nutrit audaciam: nemo facere metuit quod se bene didicisse confidit.”
• “Etenim in certamine bellorum exercitata paucitas ad uictoriam promptior est, rudis et indocta multitudo exposita semper ad caedem.”
• “Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum; qui uictoriam cupit, milites inbuat diligenter; qui secundos optat euentus, dimicet arte, non casu.”
• “An ambuscade, if discovered and promptly surrounded, will return the intended mischief with interest.”
• “What can a soldier do who charges when out of breath?”

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Vegetius

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Fanciful portrait from a 1529 edition

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4th century AD

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After 383

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Latin

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Roman Empire

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De re militari

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