WriterOfSin
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So, like the topic says, this is a thread about who you would invite if you could invite seven historical figures to a dinnerparty. I got the idea off another forum I frequent, and it seems to be a popular topic.
To start things off, here's my seven guests (You do not have to include reasons why, I've only done it because I feel like it);
1. Gaius Julius Caesar (One of the most distinguised tacticians and strategists of his time, if not the world, and a notable writer of Latin prose by all accounts. Surely an occasion for which a Caesar Salad is appropriate.)
2. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. (The symbol of British military pride during the Peninsular Campaign, as well as a High Tory. I'd love to debate his views on society over the starter.)
3. Friedrich der Grosse. (The man who led Prussia into becoming a true independent state, freeing it from Polish domination as well as making the foundations for the famous Prussian Army; 'An army with a state attached' as the saying goes.)
4. Vlad Tepes (The Impaler). (The man who staved off Ottoman expansion into the Balkans for nearly all his reign...that is, when he wasn't impaling his prisoners on stakes. A chance to talk to him about why would be fascinating...though probably best suited for after the meal's over.)
5. Sun Tzu. (The seminal strategist. His work is so encompassing that it's used from military to economics, to politics. Who could pass up the chance to talk to the man himself?)
6. Leonardo di Vinci. (Mad, or inspired? I'd expect him to build some crazed contraption halfway through dessert.)
7. Winston Churchill. (A man who inspired Britain to victory in WWII, tried to preserve the British Empire, which while not a laudable institution, was a laudable goal, and was the best English orator of the war, if not for decades after.)
To start things off, here's my seven guests (You do not have to include reasons why, I've only done it because I feel like it);
1. Gaius Julius Caesar (One of the most distinguised tacticians and strategists of his time, if not the world, and a notable writer of Latin prose by all accounts. Surely an occasion for which a Caesar Salad is appropriate.)
2. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. (The symbol of British military pride during the Peninsular Campaign, as well as a High Tory. I'd love to debate his views on society over the starter.)
3. Friedrich der Grosse. (The man who led Prussia into becoming a true independent state, freeing it from Polish domination as well as making the foundations for the famous Prussian Army; 'An army with a state attached' as the saying goes.)
4. Vlad Tepes (The Impaler). (The man who staved off Ottoman expansion into the Balkans for nearly all his reign...that is, when he wasn't impaling his prisoners on stakes. A chance to talk to him about why would be fascinating...though probably best suited for after the meal's over.)
5. Sun Tzu. (The seminal strategist. His work is so encompassing that it's used from military to economics, to politics. Who could pass up the chance to talk to the man himself?)
6. Leonardo di Vinci. (Mad, or inspired? I'd expect him to build some crazed contraption halfway through dessert.)
7. Winston Churchill. (A man who inspired Britain to victory in WWII, tried to preserve the British Empire, which while not a laudable institution, was a laudable goal, and was the best English orator of the war, if not for decades after.)
