The paper starts with an examination of Aeneas's leadership skills in Book II of Virgil's "Aeneid, which are still at a very
early stage. It looks at how, by the time he finds a group gathered for him to lead at the end of the Book III, his pietas and duty begin to force him into this responsible role. It also explores how, by the end of Book V, he is less desperate and panicky and it picks up on his examples of fairness and decisiveness.