Biography of great military leaders in history
Nation: Kingdom of Israel
David is very important to Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine and culture. In the Bible, David became the second King of Israel after Saul. In prophecy, the promised Messiah by God comes through the line of David, Jesus Christ.
(c. 600/576–530 BC)
Nation: Achaemenid Empire
Under Cyrus the Great, the Persian empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East. The empire expanded greatly and acquired much of Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
Nation: China
An ancient Chinese philosopher, strategist, and military general who is said to have written The Art of War, an ancient Chinese text on military strategy.
Nation: Greece
A Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the line of Agiad, third son of Spartan King Anaxandridas II. He is famous for his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Nation: Greece
Influential, prominent Greek orator, statesman, and general of Athens during the city’s Golden Age, the period between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.
Nation: Greece
Established one of the largest empires of the ancient world, with boundaries from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. One of the most succesful military commanders, he was undefeated in battle.
Nation: Punic Carthage
A great military leader with successful skirmishes against the Roman Republic. Hannibal lived during a time of heavy conflict in the Mediterranean.
Nation: Thracia
Former gladiator who became an accomplished military leader of the slaves during the Third Servile War, a massive slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Nation: Roman Republic
Accumulated vast military power. His actions eventually led to his assassination, civil wars, and the creation of the Roman Empire.
Nation: Roman Empire
Tiberius was one of Rome’s greatest generals, conquering Raetia, Dalmatia, Pannonia, and temporarily Germania; laying the foundations for the northern frontier.
Nation: Roman Empire
Before becoming Emperor, Titus gained reputation as a military commander, serving under his father in Judaea during the First Jewish-Roman War.
Nation: Roman Empire
Third of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. Great reputation as a military administrator and emperor. Hadrian was a philhellene and a humanist.
Nation: Roman Empire
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE. He was regarded as a Stoic philosopher and the last of the Five Good Emperors. He believed in finding and preserving equanimity in the midst of conflict by following nature as a source of inspiration and guidance.
(c. 272-337)
Nation: Roman Empire
A.k.a. Saint Constantine or Constantine I. Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Nation: Hunnic Empire
Reigned as ruler of the Huns from 434–453. One of the most feared enemies of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires during his reign.