03-08-2021, 06:11 PM
(03-08-2021, 05:11 PM)Theoderic Wrote: Seutonius Paulinus was a great general, one of the best, if not the best of his generation according Tacitus.
And as such he would have been aware of a fundamental principle of Roman warfare, handed down from the days of Scipio Africanus, namely, that you must always leave your enemy a means of escape. A trapped enemy will turn and fight, to the death, if necessary, because he has no alternative. See Vegetius III, 21.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)