Alexander the Great was antiquity\'s greatest commander

[Robert Vermaat]

Alexander had to overcome many more challenges than Hannibal and Pyrrhus put together.

I'm not saying I disagree with you on the qualities of Alexander, but is that above analysis entirely correct? Alexander, at least, had plenty of reinforcements to sustain his campaighns. Imagine: what would Alexander have done if his original force with which he crossed into Asia (Turkey) would never have been resupplied with Macedonian troops? My guess is that he would have been forced to rmain in Syria, unable to challenge darius In Persia. And then what would we have thought about his qualities?

Alexander had a free hand, unlike Hannibal who was very much at the mercy of a state committe. Pyrrhus, if able to get more reinforcements, would perhaps have conquered Italy, as would have been possible for Hannibal.