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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (4th century, possibly into the 5th), commonly referred to simply as Vegetius, was a writer of the Later Roman Empire.
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“Amplius iuuat uirtus quam multitudo.”
“What can a soldier do who charges when out of breath?”
“aduersarium amplius frangunt transfugae quam perempti.”
“Qui frumentum necessariaque non praeparat, uincitur sine ferro.”
“Paucos uiros fortes natura procreat; bona institutione plures reddit industria.”
“Nulla consilia meliora sunt nisi illa, quae ignorauerit aduersarius, antequam facias.”
“Numquam ad certamen publicum produxeris militem, nisi cum eum uideris sperare uictoriam.”
“Boni duces publico certamine numquam nisi ex occasione aut nimia necessitate confligunt.”
“An ambuscade, if discovered and promptly surrounded, will return the intended mischief with interest.”
“Scientia enim rei bellicae dimicandi nutrit audaciam: nemo facere metuit quod se bene didicisse confidit.”
“Quid fieri debeat, tractato cum multis, quid uero facturus sis, cum paucissimis ac fidelissimis uel potius ipse tecum.”
“Nulla enim alia re uidemus populum Romanum orbem subegisse terrarum nisi armorum exercitio, disciplina castrorum usuque militiae.”
“Etenim in certamine bellorum exercitata paucitas ad uictoriam promptior est, rudis et indocta multitudo exposita semper ad caedem.”
“In omnibus proeliis expeditionis condicio talis est, ut quod tibi prodest aduersarium noceat, quod illum adiuuat tibi semper officiat.”
“Caesa enim, quouis impetu ueniat, non frequenter interficit, cum et armis uitalia defendantur et ossibus; at contra puncta duas uncias adacta mortalis est.”
“Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum; qui uictoriam cupit, milites inbuat diligenter; qui secundos optat euentus, dimicet arte, non casu.
• Variant: Si vis pacem para bellum. ("If you want peace, prepare for war.")”
• Variant: Si vis pacem para bellum. ("If you want peace, prepare for war.")”
About Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (4th century, possibly into the 5th), commonly referred to simply as Vegetius, was a writer of the Later Roman Empire.