The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy.
| ISBN: | 9780853239109 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 1996 |
| Author: | Flavius Vegetius Renatus, N P Milner |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 161 pages |
| Series: | Translated Texts for Historians |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology |