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re: Octavius (Augustus) Caesar: Cruel sniveling coward or great Roman (or both)?
Posted on 1/12/16 at 12:31 am to Sid in Lakeshore
Posted on 1/12/16 at 12:31 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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Marius? Tiberius? Julius Caesar? Gnaeus Pompey? Octavian/Augustus?
Honestly? Probably Scipio Africanus. He was the best pure general Rome ever had, and he was far better than most on your list.
Crassus deserves no place in this discussion. He was wealthy beyond belief and threw his weight around, but beyond that, he exhibited no extraordinary traits.
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:03 am to AbuTheMonkey
quote:Julius Caesar was better. His victory at Alesia was more innovative and impressive than anything before or since. It took serious discipline, meticulous execution and HUGE balls.
Scipio Africanus. He was the best pure general Rome ever had
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