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I was asked by someone teaching military history if there is anything like an illustrated Vegetius, the seven positions and everything else?
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No, I am afraid not, to the best of my knowledge.
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I have a copy of the Clarke translation that was issued to the American Officer school in 1944. It has the diagrams for the seven battle formations. I cannot remember if there are more because I tend to consult the Milner translation these days.
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Thanks! Do you know the title? Might be online somewhere.
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It is online, but it doesn't have the diagrams AFAIK.
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Did Vegetius ever eat meat?
Or was it your standard pine nuts and pasta? :unsure:
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Quote:richsc post=354905 Wrote:Thanks! Do you know the title? Might be online somewhere.
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The Military Institutions of the Romans[/hide].
As it is Clarke's Vegetius translation published by The Military Service Publishing Company in 1944 and as it contains the diagrams of the seven formations (p. 99-105), I think this is the book ValentianVictrix mentioned.
I have an edition published by Stackpole Books in 1960 and reprinted in 1965 which is identical to this. A more recent reprint by Greenwood Books is available:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Military-Institu...the+romans
The 'Look Inside' facility does not extend as far as the illustrations but the text is identical in every respect, so I assume that these will be included. Be aware, however, that this is only an abridgement of the first three books. For a full modern translation, you will need Milner's version referred to by Adrian.
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