De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs)

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857068217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
A classic of the ancient world of warfare De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs), written in the 5th century by Vegetius and translated from the original Latin, is a treatise on warfare in the Roman world and is vital reading for any modern student of the subject as it clearly outlines the methods and practices of the type of warfare waged by the Roman Empire at the height of its power. So influential was Vegetius' book that it was considered as an essential field-guide well into the age of gunpowder. The author covers a broad range of military topics including the selection of personnel suitable for military service, training, logistics and supply, the qualities of leadership and command as well as tactical and strategic matters. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

De Re Militari

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857068200
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112

The Military Institutions of the Romans

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 9781646793150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." -Flavius Vegetius Renatus, The Military Institutions of the Romans, (390 A.D.) The Military Institutions of the Romans (original title in Latin De re militari) is a treatise by Vegetius, a 4th century Roman writer about Roman warfare and military principles. This treatise taught the lessons of the Ancient Roman way of war to the political and military leadership of the 4th century. During the following centuries, The Military Institutions of the Romans became the most influential military guide for military leaders and officers throughout Europe from the Middle Ages into the 18th and 19th centuries. Even today, it is a valued source of policy and strategy relevant to modern day Western armies. The current abridged edition, including Books I-III, was translated by Lieutenant John Clarke in 1767.

Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire

Author: Conor Whately
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004461612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
In Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire, Conor Whately examines Procopius’ coverage of rank-and-file soldiers in his three works, reveals the limitations, and highlights his value to our understanding of recruitment.

Epitome of Military Science

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853239109
Category :
Languages : la
Pages : 0

Book Description

Epitoma Rei Militaris

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015725133
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The De Re Militari of Vegetius

Author: Christopher Allmand
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139500961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Vegetius' late Roman text became a well-known and highly respected 'classic' in the Middle Ages, transformed by its readers into the authority on the waging of war. Christopher Allmand analyses the medieval afterlife of the De Re Militari, tracing the growing interest in the text from the Carolingian world to the late Middle Ages, suggesting how the written word may have influenced the development of military practice in that period. While emphasising that success depended on a commander's ability to outwit the enemy with a carefully selected, well-trained and disciplined army, the De Re Militari inspired other unexpected developments, such as that of the 'national' army, and helped create a context in which the role of the soldier assumed greater social and political importance. Allmand explores the significance of the text and the changes it brought for those who accepted the implications of its central messages.

On Roman Military Matters

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher: Red & Black Pub
ISBN: 9781934941256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 93

Book Description
A 5th Century training manual for the organization, weapons and tactics of the Roman Legions. Vegetius's "De Re Militari" was the only major work of Roman military science to survive from classical times. It was widely studied in the Middle Ages and was a key source for Medieval warfare and siege tactics.

Writing War

Author: Corinne J. Saunders
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9780859918435
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Essays consider the variety of responses to warfare and combat in medieval literature.

The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395

Author: Mark Hebblewhite
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317034309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
With The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235–395 Mark Hebblewhite offers the first study solely dedicated to examining the nature of the relationship between the emperor and his army in the politically and militarily volatile later Roman Empire. Bringing together a wide range of available literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidence he demonstrates that emperors of the period considered the army to be the key institution they had to mollify in order to retain power and consequently employed a range of strategies to keep the troops loyal to their cause. Key to these efforts were imperial attempts to project the emperor as a worthy general (imperator) and a generous provider of military pay and benefits. Also important were the honorific and symbolic gestures each emperor made to the army in order to convince them that they and the empire could only prosper under his rule.