It is much better to overcome the enemy by famine, surprise… - Vegetius

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It is much better to overcome the enemy by famine, surprise or terror than by general actions, for in the latter instance fortune has often a greater share than valour. Those designs are best which the enemy are entirely ignorant of till the moment of execution. Opportunity in war is often more to be depended on than courage. (General Maxims)

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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (4th century, possibly into the 5th), commonly referred to simply as Vegetius, was a writer of the Later Roman Empire.

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Native Name: Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Alternative Names: Flavius Vegetius Renatus • Vegetius Renatus • Flavius Vegetius • Publius Vegetius Renatus

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