{"product_id":"the-military-institutions-of-the-romans-de-re-militari-abridged-edition-9781646793150","title":"The Military Institutions of the Romans: De Re Militari, Abridged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Si vis pacem, para bellum.\" -Flavius Vegetius Renatus, \u003cem\u003eThe Military Institutions of the Romans\u003c\/em\u003e, (390 A.D.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Military Institutions of the Romans\u003c\/em\u003e (original title in Latin \u003cem\u003eDe re militari\u003c\/em\u003e) is a treatise by Vegetius, a 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e 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 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the following centuries, \u003cem\u003eThe Military Institutions of the Romans\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe current abridged edition, including Books I-III, was translated by Lieutenant John Clarke in 1767. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenatus, Flavius Vegetius:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - FLAVIUS VEGETIUS RENATUS (4th century A.D.), a Roman senior court official and military expert, lived when the old Roman legionary system was weakening, which he tried to revive with his writings. He was the first Christian Roman to write about military affairs.","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381281067282,"sku":"9781646793150","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82476abf-3f2d-4bf7-869b-13029fcaea06.jpg?v=1728695336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-military-institutions-of-the-romans-de-re-militari-abridged-edition-9781646793150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}