04-05-2008, 09:05 PM
I'd vote for Caesar as well, although I have a weak spot for Tiberius, who -better than Drusus- knew how to deal with the tribes across the Rhine: leaving them to themselves was the best way to keep them occupied, fighting against each other and leaving Rome in peace. However, the brilliance of Rome was that it had some sort of standardized way to wage war, and that in the end, even a bad general could perform well. Now that is what I really call genius.
PS: Marc Antony is underestimated. He lost at Actium, but his eastern campaigns were more successful than our pro-Augustan sources are willing to admit.
PS: Marc Antony is underestimated. He lost at Actium, but his eastern campaigns were more successful than our pro-Augustan sources are willing to admit.