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Publius (or Flavius) Vegetius Renatus, [1] known as Vegetius (Latin: [u̯ɛˈɡɛtiʊs]), was a writer of the Later Roman Empire (late 4th century). Nothing is known of his life or station beyond what is contained in his two surviving works: Epitoma rei militaris (also referred to as De re militari ), and the lesser-known Digesta Artis ...
Relief at the entrance of the Cultural Center of the Armies in Madrid, showing the Latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum.". Si vis pacem, para bellum (Classical Latin: [siː wiːs ˈpaːkɛ̃ ˈparaː ˈbɛllʊ̃]) is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war."
De re militari (Latin "Concerning Military Matters"), also Epitoma rei militaris, is a treatise by the Late Latin writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus about Roman warfare and military principles as a presentation of the methods and practices in use during the height of the Roman Empire and responsible for its power.
De re militari is a treatise on Roman military affairs by Vegetius, a late 4th or early 5th-century writer, and contains considerable information on the late army, although its focus is on the army of the Republic and Principate. However, Vegetius (who wholly lacked military experience) is often unreliable.
Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" (natus = born). The name has a spiritual meaning, i.e., to be born again with baptism , i.e., from water and the Holy Spirit . It was extensively adopted by early Christians in ancient Rome , due to the importance of baptism.
Knyghthode and Bataile is a fifteenth-century verse paraphrase by John Neele [1] of Vegetius Renatus' treatise De Re Militari.Influenced by the years of English occupation of France, and completed circa November 1459 to June 1460, it has been called 'one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century.' [2] It was published in a modern edition by the Early English Text Society in ...
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In the 4th century, Vegetius describes his ideal, rigorous training, in contrast to the lax habits of his own day: [1] Of aspirants for enlistment were required good eyes and sound and vigorous bodies; but no definite height, certain units excepted, seems to have been prescribed...