Belisarius

Notable quotes

“For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.”
— As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.
“Nothing is more shameful than to fall in with the plans of the enemy.”
— Belisarius to his soldiers according to Procopius, Wars 6.23.33, tr. by Dewing, p. 75
“In warfare, it is the unexpected which is accustomed to govern the course of events.”
— Belisarius as recorded by Procopius, History of the Wars, Book III.xv.25–31

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