Epitome of military science publius vegetius renatus. Muller, 1993, liverpool university press edition, in english vegetius. Publius flavius vegetius renatus, commonly referred to simply as vegetius, was a writer of the later roman empire late fourth century. This annotated translation highlights the significance for his own read more. Vegetius late roman text became a wellknown and highly respected classic in the middle ages, transformed by its read. The reception, transmission and legacy of a roman text in the middle ages by allmand, christopher author on nov212011 hardcover. Publius flavius vegetius renatus, commonly referred to simply as vegetius, was a writer of the later roman empire late 4th century. Muller, 1993, liverpool university press edition, in english. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. We thank the authors and publishers for their permission in republishing this material. Epitome of military science translated texts for historians lup 9780853239109. It was first published in english by caxton, from an english manuscript copy, in 1489.
Epitoma rei militaris by flavius vegetius renatus books. Nothing is known of his life or station beyond what he tells us in his two surviving works. A further title given to the work, epitome sic liber institutionum rei militaris might be rendered as the summary of. Here we host many primary sources, articles, dissertations, and resources for the study of military actions, technology, and topics from the fall of rome to early seventeenth century. Publius flavius vegetius renatus wikipedia republished. Use epitome in a sentence epitome sentence examples. Mongeau, the epitoma rei militaris of flavius vegetius. Publius flavius vegetius renatus, commonly referred to simply as vegetius, was a writer of the later roman empire. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Vegetius, epitome of military science flavius vegetius renatus. Discover book depositorys huge selection of flavius vegetius renatus books online. Maurice by philip rance with extensive commentary is in press. I use it along with the recent translation by np milner, liverpool, 1993.
Written when the power of the roman empire was already waning, it was intended to educate a new emperor on the capabilities of the roman legions. Nielsen book data the only latin art of war to survive, vegetius epitome was for long a part of the medieval princes military education. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. It was followed in quick succession by editions in cologne, paris and rome. It explains how they organized their armies, battles, sieges, and war strategies. The military institutions of the romans by vegetius. Vegetius epitome mainly focuses on military organisation and how to react to certain occasions in war. A god, said vegetius, inspired the legion, but for myself, i find that a god inspired vegetius.
Epitoma rei militaris oxford classical texts 1st edition. N p milner the only latin art of war to survive, vegetius epitome was for long an essential part of the medieval princes military education. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Translated texts for historians this series is designed to meet the needs of students of ancient and medieval history and others who wish to broaden their study by reading source material, but whose knowledge of latin or greek is not sufficient to allow them to do so in the original language. Ebook vegetius as pdf download portable document format. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read epitoma rei militaris. We re featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a highlytrained. Epitoma rei militaris ebook written by flavius vegetius renatus.
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