Vegetius
"In every battle, it is not numbers and untaught bravery so much as skill and training that generally produce the victory. For we see no other explanation of the conquest of the world by the Roman People than their drill-at-arms, camp discipline and military expertise. No one is afraid to do what he is confident of having learned well. A small force which is highly trained in the conflicts of war is more apt to victory; a raw and untrained horde is always exposed to slaughter."
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"In every battle, it is not numbers and untaught bravery so much as skill and training that generally produce the victory. For we see no other explanation of the conquest of the world by the Roman People than their drill-at-arms, camp discipline and military expertise. No one is afraid to do what he is confident of having learned well. A small force which is highly trained in the conflicts of war is more apt to victory; a raw and untrained horde is always exposed to slaughter."
"في كل صراع، ليس النصرُ حليفَ الكثرةِ أو الشجاعةِ الفطريةِ وحدها، بل هو ثمرةُ المهارةِ والتدريبِ المحكمِ في الغالب. ولا نجدُ تفسيرًا لسيطرةِ الرومانِ على العالمِ إلا في صقلِهم لمهاراتِ السلاحِ، وحزمِ انضباطِ معسكراتِهم، وبراعتِهم الحربيةِ الفائقةِ. فمن أتقنَ شيئًا وأحكمَ تعلمَه، زالَ عنه الخوفُ من الإقدامِ عليه. فالقوةُ القليلةُ المدربةُ تدريبًا عاليًا على خوضِ غمارِ الحربِ، أحرى بالظفرِ؛ أما الحشودُ الغفيرةُ الغِرَّةُ التي لم تُصقلْ بالتدريبِ، فمصيرُها الهلاكُ والمذبحةُ."
Vegetius
The Military Institutions of the Romans
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