Gladius Hispaniensis Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Caesar hands down. Caesar was brilliant, and had a military that loved him. And for crying out loud. He conqured all of Gaul and Britania. Also all his soldiers loved him along with the people making him the perfect General. Caesar did not conquer Britannia. My vote goes to Scipio Africanus. As the late B.H. Liddell Hart has rightly pointed out, this man is less talked about than Caesar and Alexander but his achievements on the battlefield were, in a sense, more remarkable. The toughest opposition Caesar had was probably Pompey and did suffer a reverse once. Alexander's victories were great but they were won against the Achemaenids, markedly inferior opponents. Scipio fought against a formidable empire and arguably against the best general of his time and never suffered a single defeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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