The Aeneid by Virgil
Title: The Aeneid
Author: Virgil
Translator: John Dryden
Release date: March 1, 1995 [eBook #228]
Most recently updated: September 3, 2021
Language: English
Credits: Anonymous Volunteers and David Widger
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The Aeneid
Virgil, trans. Robert Fitgerald // New York: vintage, 1990
The poet Virgil grew up during the turbulent fall of the Roman republic. In his epic poem about the founding of Rome by refugees from the Greek defeat at Troy, he presents a meditation on the cost of war, the price of founding nations and building empires, and the role of myth and history in the shaping of national identity.
The Aeneid (/ɪˈniːɪd/ ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenē̆is [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, the Aeneid comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter.[1] The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed.
The Aeneid is widely regarded as Virgil's masterpiece and one of the greatest works of Latin literature.[2][3][4]
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on General Mark Milley reading list, 39th chief of staff
Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest R. May
Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for
Decision Makers
Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest R. May // New
York: Simon & Schuster, 1988
This book, by a political scientist and a historian, is not
a work of history but a guidebook for decision makers
about how to use history. The authors employ a number
of historical case studies that highlight both how a lack of
knowledge affected those making decisions and how those
individuals might have employed historical thinking to better
effect. The authors do not shy from practical suggestions
and offer tips and techniques for incorporating history
into decision making. This work should be considered
mandatory reading for strategists and policymakers and
their staffs.
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