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Top Ten Greatest Generals

Trajan (53 AD – 17 AD, Rome)
Trajan (53 AD – 17 AD, Rome)

Marcus Ulpius Traianus was born on 18 September 53 AD in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica (in ... On his entry to Rome, Trajan granted the plebs a direct gift of money. The traditional donative to the troops, however, was reduced by half. There remained the issue of the strained relations between the emperor and the Senate, especially after the supposed bloodiness that had marked ...

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Sun Tzu (544 BC – 496 BC, China)
Sun Tzu (544 BC – 496 BC, China)

Sun Tzu (c. 544-496 BC) was a Chinese military expert and philosopher. Historians claim that he authored the book The Art of War, one of the most recognized treatises today on war strategies.

Julius Caesar (100 -54 BC, Rome)
Julius Caesar (100 -54 BC, Rome)

Julius Caesar Roman General In Power Oct, 49 BC – Mar 15, 44 BC (as dictator and/or consul) Born July 100 BC Rome Died March 15, 44 BC (aged 55) Curia of Pompey, Rome Wife Cornelia Cinna minor Pompeia Calpurnia Pisonis Father Gaius Julius Cæsar Mother Aurelia Cotta Religion Roman paganism Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.)

Cyrus the Great (590–580 BC, Persia)
Cyrus the Great (590–580 BC, Persia)

Cyrus the Great, also called Cyrus II, (born 590–580 bce, Media, or Persis [now in Iran]—died c. 529, Asia), conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire, centred on Persia and comprising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River.

Hannibal Barca (247 -183 BC, Carthage)
Hannibal Barca (247 -183 BC, Carthage)

247 BC Carthage: Died: ... Hannibal Barca (/ ... Hannibal is often regarded as one of the greatest military strategists in history and one of the greatest generals of ...

Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC, Greece)
Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC, Greece)

Alexander III the Great 356-323 BC . Conquering the World in a Decade. According to Napoleon, Alexander was one of the seven greatest generals in history.