Italian Military History

Italy's military history spans some 3000 years, from Etruscan and Samnite warriors, to Roman legions, to medieval knights and crusaders, to the condottieri of the Renaissance, to the Arditi shock troops of World War I, the commando frogmen and Folgore paratroopers of World War II, and other elite military units such as the Alpini, Bersaglieri and Carabinieri. This site offers photos, images and historical information pertaining to Italian military history throughout the past 30 centuries.

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio


"In defensive operations, ingenuity is of more avail than machines."

— Vitruvius


Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c. 80-15 BC), commonly known simply as Vitruvius, was an ancient Roman author, architect, civil engineer and military engineer.

Vitruvius served in the Roman army as an artilleryman under Julius Caesar. As an army engineer he specialized in the construction of ballista and scorpio artillery war machines for sieges. He is best known, however, for his treatise on architecture: 'De architectura'.
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