Armorum tractandorum meditatio a P. Rutilio consule, Cn. Mallii collega, militibus est tradita: is enim nullius ante se imperatoris exemplum secutus, ex ludo C. Aurelii Scauri doctoribus gladiatorum arcessitis, vitandi atque inferendi ictus subtiliorem rationem legi<oni>bus ingeneravit, virtutemque arti et rursus artem virtuti miscuit, ut illa impetu huius fortior, haec illius scientia cautior fieret.
Practice in handling arms was passed on to soldiers by the Consul P. Rutilius, Cn. Mallius colleague. Following the example of no previous general, he called in gladiator instructors from the school of C. Aurelius Scaurus to plant in the legions a more sophisticated system of avoiding and giving a blow. He mingled valour with art and art in turn with valour, to make the former stronger by the impetus of the latter and the latter more wary by the science of the former.
final_alignments\Valerius_Memorable_Book2.json