[Iris7]

Somewhat familiar with the politics behind Lepanto, changes in technology, course of the battle, etc. A very important event.

It is interesting that the same moral choices are presented to every individual, culture, and age. One sees the light of the Divine Help.

One is reminded of Albrecht von Wallenstein, killed on February 25, 1634. Wallenstein had very nearly single handedly brought what is now known as the 30 Years War to an end. If he had been successful Europe would have been much less intractably divided and so more ready for the Moslem invasion.

The villain of this piece is Cardinal Richelieu. For the Glory of France, (Richelieu would claim for the Glory of God) Richelieu had Wallenstein assassinated.

[NYer]

It is interesting that the same moral choices are presented to every individual, culture, and age. One sees the light of the Divine Help.

A very astute observation which is born out in Scripture.

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Ecclesiastes
Chapter 1

9

What has been, that will be; what has been done, that will be done. Nothing is new under the sun.

10

Even the thing of which we say, "See, this is new!" has already existed in the ages that preceded us.

[Huber]

Victor Davis Hansen wrote a nice chapter on Lepanto in "Conflict and Culture"