01-23-2011, 10:20 PM
A small addition to the points above: unfortunately I missed another Cicero-section (Off. 1,37), which is quite important:
negat enim ius esse, qui miles non sit, cum hoste pugnare. ("the man who is not legally a soldier has no right to be fighting the foe.").
Again, consider it a mere addition to the above points.
I have also read Wheeler's paper proposed by Duncan. It was indeed quite interesting. If I understood it correctly, Wheeler is concerned about the conduct of war with respect to the modern legality of it, not so much the legal status of its participants. Note that Wheeler’s main point is to stress the (modern!) legal validity of most of the tricks described by Frontinus, however 'dirty' they may appear at first (pp. 23-24).
However the whole idea of the paper is elaborating criteria which enable us judging Frontinus Strategamata in modern legal terms so that we can include Frontinus in actual modern military history discussions (pp. 8-11) – otherwise one would have to wonder why the MGFA cared about the paper anyway…
I am more concerned with ancient legalities.
I would like to hear your opinion about my last points. Don't worry I can take critic, it's not like you were shy before – which I appreciate greatly. :wink:
regards
negat enim ius esse, qui miles non sit, cum hoste pugnare. ("the man who is not legally a soldier has no right to be fighting the foe.").
Again, consider it a mere addition to the above points.
I have also read Wheeler's paper proposed by Duncan. It was indeed quite interesting. If I understood it correctly, Wheeler is concerned about the conduct of war with respect to the modern legality of it, not so much the legal status of its participants. Note that Wheeler’s main point is to stress the (modern!) legal validity of most of the tricks described by Frontinus, however 'dirty' they may appear at first (pp. 23-24).
However the whole idea of the paper is elaborating criteria which enable us judging Frontinus Strategamata in modern legal terms so that we can include Frontinus in actual modern military history discussions (pp. 8-11) – otherwise one would have to wonder why the MGFA cared about the paper anyway…
I am more concerned with ancient legalities.
I would like to hear your opinion about my last points. Don't worry I can take critic, it's not like you were shy before – which I appreciate greatly. :wink:
regards
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