Editing Chivalry (section)

===Influence of the Moors and Romans===
The works of Roman poets like [[Ovid]] and [[Cicero]] bore some similarities to the typical depiction of romance in chivalric literature during the Middle Ages. In Ovid's works, lovers "became sleepless, grew pale, and lost their appetite," while Cicero's works celebrated the "ennobling power of love". Some scholars also point to the romantic poetry of the Arabs as antecedents to the depiction of courtly love in medieval European literature. In the works of the Cordoban author [[Ibn Hazm]], for example, "lovers develop passions for slave boys as well as girls, interchangeably, and the slave is recognized as now the master of his beloved." Ibn Hazm's ''[[The Ring of the Dove]]'' is a noteworthy depiction of a lover's extreme submissiveness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rethinking Chivalry and Courtly Love|author=Jennifer G. Wollock|year=2011|isbn=9780313038501|publisher=ABC-Clio|pages=30–42}}</ref>

Medieval courtly literature glorifies the valour, tactics, and ideals of both [[Moors]] and ancient Romans.<ref name="sweeney" /> For example, the ancient handbook of warfare written by [[Vegetius]] called ''[[De re militari]]'' was translated into French in the 13th century as ''L'Art de chevalerie'' by [[Jean de Meun]]. Later writers also drew from Vegetius, such as Honoré Bonet, who wrote the 14th century ''L'Arbes des batailles'', which discussed the morals and laws of war. In the 15th century [[Christine de Pizan]] combined themes from Vegetius, Bonet, and Frontinus in ''Livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie''.<ref>{{cite book|title=English Printing, Verse Translation, and the Battle of the Sexes, 1476-1557|page=26|author=Anne Elizabeth Banks Coldiron |year=2009|isbn= 9780754656081|publisher=Ashgate}}</ref>