On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Vegetius. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Vegetius in a sentence
Vegetius meaning
- A male given name from Latin — famously held by
- A male given name from Latin — famously held by:
- Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (fl. late 4th C.), Late Latin writer on military matters and veterinary medicine
Using Vegetius
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Latin — famously held by | A male given name from Latin — famously held by: | Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (fl. late 4th C.), Late Latin writer on military matters and veterinary medicine
Context around Vegetius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vegetius
- In this selection, "vegetius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, read, flavius, affairs, comment, work and renatus stand out and add context to how "vegetius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include drew from vegetius such as and military affairs vegetius mentions soldiers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vegetius" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vegetius
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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus first mentioned the Thuringii around 400; during that period, the Thuringii were famous for their excellent horses. (21 words)
The late 4th century writer on Roman military affairs Vegetius mentions soldiers using reed rafts, drawn by leather leads, to transport equipment across rivers. (24 words)
Later writers also drew from Vegetius such as Honore Bonet who wrote the 14th century L'arbes des batailles, which discussed the morals and laws of war. (27 words)
Historian Michael Clanchy noted "the medieval axiom that laymen are illiterate and its converse that clergy are literate", Quoted in Nicholson (2004), p. 16 so it may be the case that few soldiers read Vegetius' work. (36 words)
Bishop, M.C. Lorica Segmentata Volume I p. 9-10 The view that auxilia were light troops originates from Vegetius' comment that "auxilia are always joined as light troops with the legions in the line". (35 words)
While it is uncertain to what extent his work was read by the warrior class as opposed to the clergy, Vegetius remained prominent in the literature on warfare in the medieval period. (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
Bishop, M.C. Lorica Segmentata Volume I p. 9-10 The view that auxilia were light troops originates from Vegetius' comment that "auxilia are always joined as light troops with the legions in the line".
Historian Michael Clanchy noted "the medieval axiom that laymen are illiterate and its converse that clergy are literate", Quoted in Nicholson (2004), p. 16 so it may be the case that few soldiers read Vegetius' work.
Later writers also drew from Vegetius such as Honore Bonet who wrote the 14th century L'arbes des batailles, which discussed the morals and laws of war.
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus first mentioned the Thuringii around 400; during that period, the Thuringii were famous for their excellent horses.
The late 4th century writer on Roman military affairs Vegetius mentions soldiers using reed rafts, drawn by leather leads, to transport equipment across rivers.
Vegetius op cit II.2 It is true that some specialist units in the auxilia, such as Syrian archers and Numidian cavalry wore light armour (or none).
While it is uncertain to what extent his work was read by the warrior class as opposed to the clergy, Vegetius remained prominent in the literature on warfare in the medieval period.