Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, commonly referred to simply as Vegetius, was a writer of the Later Roman Empire.

De Re Militari ( Latin " Concerning Military Matters "), also Epitoma Rei Militaris, is a treatise by the late Latin writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus about Roman warfare and military principles as a presentation of methods and practices in use during the height of Rome's power, and responsible for that power.

The author of De Re Militari was Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, who lived in the late 4th century and possibly the early 5th century.

# REDIRECT Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

* Publius Licinius P. f. M. n. Crassus Dives, brother of the triumvir, he was slain by the horsemen of Gaius Flavius Fimbria, one of the partisans of Marius, in 87 BC.

* Publius Flavius Galerius Valerius Licinianus Licinius, emperor from AD 307 to 324.

# REDIRECT Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

The adage was adapted from a statement found in Book 3 of Latin author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's tract De Re Militari ( 4th-or 5th-century ), although the idea it conveys is also present in earlier works, such as Plato's Nomoi ( Laws ).

The governor of Syria, Publius Petronius, fearing civil war if the order were carried out, delayed implementing it for nearly a year.

In the meantime in Iberia, which served as the main source of manpower for the Carthaginian army, a second Roman expedition under Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major took New Carthage by assault and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia in the battle of Ilipa.

The governor of Syria, Publius Petronius, who is responsible for erecting the statue, faces mass demonstrations by Jews of the region and manages to delay construction of the statue until the death of Caligula in 41.

* In Britain, governor Publius Ostorius Scapula founds a colonia for Roman veterans at Camulodunum ( Colchester ).

He stays for three months and converts Publius, the first Bishop of Malta.

The Roman city most likely began as a small military camp, built by the consul Publius Cornelius Scipio in 218 BC to guard a wooden bridge he had built over the river Ticinum, on his way to search for Hannibal, who was rumoured to have managed to lead an army over the Alps and into Italy.

In 62 BC, after Catiline's death, Cicero defended Publius Sulla in court after he was indicted for being a member of the second conspiracy.

Crassus, despondent at the death of his son Publius in the battle, finally agreed to meet the Parthian general ; however, when Crassus mounted a horse to ride to the Parthian camp for a peace negotiation, his junior officer Octavius suspected a Parthian trap and grabbed Crassus ' horse by the bridle, instigating a sudden fight with the Parthians that left the Roman party dead, including Crassus.

Details of his early life are elusive, but for his marriage to Egnatia Mariniana, who gave him two sons: later emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus and Valerianus Minor.

** Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general, famous for his victory over the Carthaginian leader Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which has ended the Second Punic War and given him the surname Africanus ( b. 236 BC )

* Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman tribune, institutes a monthly corn dole for poor Romans, and exiles Cicero from the city.

* The Battle of Crotona is fought between Hannibal's Carthaginian army, and a Roman force led by Publius Sempronius Tuditanus, with no decisive outcome for either side.

* The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, is denied any reinforcements from Spain for his forces now based in Italy by the activities of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, who, in a battle at Dertosa near the Ebro River effectively stop the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal's attempt to break through to Italy.

* As part of the Roman efforts to fully conquer and occupy the whole of Illyria, a Roman army under consul Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum attacks the Dalmatians for the first time and conquers the Dalmatian capital of Delminium.

* Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general, famous for his victory over the Carthaginian leader Hannibal in the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which has ended the Second Punic War and given him the surname Africanus ( b. 236 BC )

* Gaius Flaminius Nepos is elected consul for the first time, and with Publius Furius Philus he forces the Cisalpine Gauls to submit to Rome, creating the province of Cisalpine Gaul.

" We are therefore left with no contemporary record of Seneca's life, save for the desperate opinion of Publius Suilius.

* The Battle of Sentinum west of Anconum ends in defeat for a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians, and their Gallic allies at the hands of the Roman legions commanded by consuls Publius Decius Mus ( who is killed in the battle ) and Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus.

Whether the story is true or not, it identifies Drausus as a chief of the Senones, dating Drusus to the consulship of Publius Cornelius Dolabella ( consul 283 BC ), when the Senones were defeated and scattered, for the most part vacating north Italy.

In return for his help when Roman forces under Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and his brother Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus moved through Macedon and Thrace in 190 BC, the Romans forgave the remaining indemnity that he had to pay and his son Demetrius was freed.

Gordian in the meantime had sent an embassy to Rome, under the leadership of Publius Licinius Valerianus, to obtain the Senate ’ s support for his rebellion.

After Hasdrubal Barca departed for Italy, Masinissa was placed in command of all the Carthaginian cavalry in Spain, where he fought a successful guerrilla campaign against the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio ( Scipio Africanus ) throughout 208 and 207, while Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisgo levied and trained new forces.

In 52 BC he was prosecuted for the murder of Publius Clodius Pulcher, and was unsuccessfully defended by his friend Marcus Tullius Cicero in the speech Pro Milone.

In 53 BC, Milo was candidate for the consulship ( against Quintus Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, nominees of Pompey ) and Clodius was standing for the praetorship.

Roman sources view the Battle of Carrhae not only as a calamity for Rome and a disgrace for Marcus Crassus, but also as a tragedy for cutting short Publius Crassus's promising career.

Duer later wrote in support of the three Federalist authors under the name " Philo-Publius ", or " Friend of Publius ".

Dio wrote that " the following year Publius Servilius and Lucius Antonius nominally became consuls, but in reality it was Antonius and Fulvia.

During the first century, the Roman poet Martial wrote descriptive verses to a small white dog named Issa owned by his friend Publius.

The school motto comes from the words of Publius Vergilius Marote ( 70-19BC ) a classical Roman poet who wrote: “ nova virtute, puer ; sic itur ad astra ” which translates: Look to your new-found courage, young man, for that is the way to the stars.

As the anonymous translator of the Millar edition notes ( p 571 ), there is in De Arboribus no mention of the Publius Silvinus to whom the De re rustica is addressed.

When the tribune Publius Servilius Rullus introduced his agrarian law ( 63 ), these lands, which had been originally assigned to the Roman people by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, were expressly exempted from sale, which roused the indignation of Marcus Tullius Cicero ( De lege agraria, i. 4, ii.

In the early 70s BC he served abroad, possibly with Publius Servilius Vatia in Cilicia.

* Publius Petronius, Legate of Syria 37-41 AD, possibly same as above

The younger, possibly named Lucius, was adopted by his own cousin Publius Cornelius Scipio, elder son and heir of Scipio Africanus, and became Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, thus falling heir to the legacy of Rome's most influential political dynasty.

Vedica may possibly have been the daughter of a chieftain " Viroco " of the Cornovii, who was killed during the western expansion of early 47 AD commanded by Publius Ostorius Scapula.

She was the daughter of the consul Manius Pomponius Matho, consul in 233 BC ( who appears to have died in 211 BC ), and was married possibly around 237 BC to Publius Cornelius Scipio, second surviving son of the Roman censor Lucius Cornelius Scipio of a prominent patrician family.