Greatest Generals of the Ancient Times

Description

Famous Battle

General

Ancient Israelite commander and Moses's successor

Battle of Jericho

King of Sparta famous for leading 300 of his men against thousands of Persians in the Second Persian War

Battle of Thermopylae

Athenian politician and general who ended the Persian threat

Battle of Salamis

Another Athenian general who helped end the Persian threat, but died in disgrace later

Battle of Marathon

King of Macedon that conquered most of Greece that created an immense army that was given to his son after his assassination

Battle of Chaeronea

Son of ^, King of Macedon who conquered all of the known world at his time from Greece to India without defeat

Battle of the Hydaspes

First emperor of China, unified all of China and built the Great Wall

Battle of Fei

Genius Carthaginian general who led his troops across the Alps to fight against Rome

Battle of Cannae

Roman general who defeated ^ and conquered Carthage and all of North Africa for Rome

Battle of Zama

Roman general and politician who defeated all of his enemies and led to the rise of the Roman Empire, stabbed 23 times by rebellious senators

Battle of Alesia

Roman commander who's victories led to Augustus becoming the first Roman Emperor

Battle of Actium

Roman-educated Germanic chieftain rebel that inflicted Rome's greatest defeat

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Ruthless ruler of the Hun Empire of Central and Eastern Europe who only suffered one defeat in his military career

Battle of Chalons