This week, we feature a military history of mostly-forgotten soldiers during World War II and a classic children’s story based on Greek myth.
Biography
‘Augustus: First Emperor of Rome’
By Adrian GoldsworthyThe 1st century B.C. was an era of chaos and violence in the Roman world. The adopted son of Julius Caesar, Augustus is made Caesar’s heir, and when the dictator is assassinated, war erupts again. This early period of Augustus’s life witnesses his rise to power, slowly but surely gaining the favor and backing of the Roman legions. His civil war against Mark Antony results in peace in the empire. Goldsworthy deftly traces the first emperor of Rome’s life of war, diplomacy, and finally peace.
