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Alexander the Great was antiquity\'s greatest commander

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10-25-2010, 06:40 AM

Quote:Philip II's accomplishments sorta' fell into line, methinks.

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All of which far exceeds anything Alexander did. Lindsay is correct that Alexander is seriously overrated as a commander. Without his father's army and, more particularly, his father's generals, he would be nothing. Alexander had ambition, charisma, and luck. Some would say that he was also brave but others (me included) would call him reckless and irresponsible. He was an immature, petulant, drunkard.

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Alexander the Great was antiquity\'s greatest commander - by Spartan JKM - 04-05-2007, 04:50 PM

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