Hamilcar Barca Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 There are many that I probabaly didn't include but I felt that all these guys deserved immediate mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Haven't we already done this? Eitherway, I go with Scipio, Caesar is a VERY close 2nd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectimusPrime Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Ceasar, no doubt about it... He was a perfect General, a role that he played to the perfection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Yeah I believe we went over this like 20 pots ago! But I am between Aurelian or Caeser. Zeke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilcar Barca Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Yeah I believe we went over this like 20 pots ago! Sorry, I wasn't aware that this had already been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ma-Man Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 I believe Hadrian was the best Emperor of all of the Roman Leaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princeps Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 I went for Caesar. Based on what I know of Roman history, I am astonished that Germanicus hasn't got any votes. If the question had been "who was Romes greatest military leader" I would have picked Corbulo, for his triumph at Actium (I think it was Corbulo, but I have a nagging feeling that Corbulo may have been the guy that Nero forced to commit suicide. Maybe he did both actually). Anyway, I would have gone for the victor at Actium, whoever it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman wargamer Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Caesar, both military and political achievement and he save his own life and honor. came next to my choice is Octavian. for he defeated Mark Anthony, a roman general. in a greatest civil war ever. Rome almost lost 40% of it's senate and oligarch population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crantor Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I went for Caesar. Based on what I know of Roman history, I am astonished that Germanicus hasn't got any votes. If the question had been "who was Romes greatest military leader" I would have picked Corbulo, for his triumph at Actium (I think it was Corbulo, but I have a nagging feeling that Corbulo may have been the guy that Nero forced to commit suicide. Maybe he did both actually). Anyway, I would have gone for the victor at Actium, whoever it was. Corbulo did commit suicide upon reading his own death sentence from Nero. He had some atonishing success against the Armenians and Parthians. I'm with you on this one. Corbulo was a general's general. Soldiering and leading men seemed to be his passion and he did it well, garnmering respect and admiration from friend and foe alike. But he wasn't on the list so Scipio it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I voted for Marius because his reforms made the Roman army a more professional force. Alot of people will just look at the combative side of a general, but they tend to forget being a general means being a good administrator and inovator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentinian Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I think that Marius and Caesar combined probably formed much of what became the Roman Army in the last days of the Republic and the Empire. Caesar is by far one of the most talented, innovative and celebrated generals of all time, this was due to the fact that he used not only his charismatic persona, but he also utilised the ground to his advantage, he trained his troops well, knew his army back to front and were the strongest parts of the legion lay but a lot of his victories came through gut instinct, he thought like a general as well. Caesar's military prowess was unrivaled and his armies quite near to invincible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incitatus Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Julius Caesar was the best general of all time, but, Marius was the one who started the reform and some credit must go to him, Julius Caesar conquered the whole of Gaul and became dictator for life and defeated Pompey another military genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Francis Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 What about Julian and Trajan? Voted for Germanicus because I knew everyone had most likely voted for Caesar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Voted for Germanicus because I knew everyone had most likely voted for Caesar. So you are saying Germanicus was actually better than Caesar, or you just wanted to be different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Francis Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Voted for Germanicus because I knew everyone had most likely voted for Caesar. So you are saying Germanicus was actually better than Caesar, or you just wanted to be different? Im saying that I used my vote to encourage people to consider other possibilities and though I know I have not voted within the guidelines of the original question (I should have voted for GJC) I believe I have voted in a way that I feel is justified. Im sure we have all seen plenty of polls where Caesar comes top of the generals list. Maybe a poll should be opened that excludes Caesar.... but then Scipio Africanus would probably win! Maybe a poll on who had the greater gall.... I think Sulla would give Caesar a run for his money.... marching on Rome with a Roman army for the very first time, after this all other generals that marched on Rome were simply following down a path that Sulla had explored (Ive been reading "Sulla the Last Republican"). Sorry, this is off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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