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The De Re Militari of Vegetius - The Reception, Transmission and Legacy of a Roman Text in the Middle Ages (Paperback)
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The De Re Militari of Vegetius - The Reception, Transmission and Legacy of a Roman Text in the Middle Ages (Paperback)
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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.
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