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Bellum/Polemos, the daemon of war from Greco-Roman mythology; Bellum omnium contra omnes, a Latin phrase meaning "the war of all against all" Bellum se ipsum alet, a Latin phrase meaning "the war will feed itself" Bellum civile (disambiguation), a Latin phrase meaning "civil war"
Relief at the entrance of the Cultural Center of the Armies in Madrid, showing the Latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum.". Si vis pacem, para bellum (Classical Latin: [siː wiːs ˈpaːkɛ̃ ˈparaː ˈbɛllʊ̃]) is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war."
para bellum: prepare for war: From "Si vis pacem para bellum": if you want peace, prepare for war—if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack. Usually used to support a policy of peace through strength (deterrence). In antiquity, however, the Romans viewed peace as the aftermath of successful conquest through war, so ...
dulce bellum inexpertis: war is sweet to the inexperienced: Meaning: "war may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the experienced know better". Erasmus of Rotterdam. dulce est desipere in loco: It is sweet on occasion to play the fool. / It is pleasant to relax once in a while. Horace, Odes 4, 12, 28.
Bellum omnium contra omnes, a Latin phrase meaning "the war of all against all", is the description that Thomas Hobbes gives to human existence in the state-of-nature thought experiment that he conducts in De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651).
Jus ad bellum is one pillar of just war theory. Just war theory states that war should only be condoned under 'just' conditions. [2] Jus ad bellum simply limits the causes for which war can be considered justifiable. [2] The other parts of just war theory include jus in bello (just actions in war) and jus post bellum (justice after war). [2]
A casus belli (from Latin casus belli ' occasion for war '; pl. casus belli) is an act or an event that either provokes or is used to justify a war. [1] [2] A casus belli involves direct offenses or threats against the nation declaring the war, whereas a casus foederis involves offenses or threats against its ally—usually one bound by a mutual defense pact.
si vis pacem, para bellum: if you want peace, prepare for war: From Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari. Origin of the name parabellum for some ammunition and firearms, such as the Luger Parabellum. (Similar to igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum and in pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello.) sic: thus: Or "just so".