The De Re Militari of Vegetius

by Christopher Allmand

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107000270
• ISBN13: 9781107000278
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"