How the Romans Name the Officers of the Army and their Units Chapter XXXVIII - Roman Infantry Arms Chapter XXXIX - Roman Cavalry Arms Chapter XLI - Names of Troop Maneuvers Chapter XLII - Phalanx Formations Chapter XLIII - On Depth, that is the Depth of Infantry and Cavalry Formations, their Length and the Space Occupied by an Infantryman within the Formation, the Cavalryman and on the Interval between them within the Formations and on the Flight of an Arrow. Chapter LIII - What the General Should Do When Besieged Chapter LIV - What Should the General Do When Besieging the Enemy Chapter LV - How Should the General Speedily Build a Fort close to Enemy Border Without a Pitched Battle Summary Preface The emperor announces what is in question in this work, that is to say: not to forget the old military tactics and to teach the modern ones. According to him, they seem to be neglected or even forgotten by his generals, he also states that the use of tactics and military knowledge is better than relying on the number of his troops: “[…] it is not with a multitude men whom the war ends happily, […], but by the science of tidying them up, of moving them and of sparing them. Chapter I-On Tactics and On the General This first chapter first explains the interpretation of tactics, it is described as “the science of movements that are made in war […] the art of arranging the troops and arranging the various weapons. ". In a second step, one evokes the separation of the military personnel in two categories: "the people intended to fight" (troops on foot and troops on horseback) and "those who follow" (all the servants, doctors and other personnel. non-combatant soldiers). Thirdly, we state what are the functions and responsibilities of a general: “[…] he is in charge of the civil and military administration of the province where he commands, of assembling the dispersed troops, of training them. army corps and to maintain discipline […] ”. This description of responsibility refers to the administrative system of Themes (Greek: θεματα: Themata) Chapter II-On who the General should be This chapter sets out many qualities or aspects that a good general or strategist (Greek: στρατηγός, strategos) should possess. Here is the list of the most important: He should not rule out of greed, but rather out of