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Topic: Who is your favourite Greek warrior? Posted: 17-Jul-2005 at 19:54 |
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GENERAL PARMENION
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Posted: 19-Jul-2005 at 05:33 |
Originally posted by Harry Potter
Originally posted by GENERAL PARMENION
Well , Philip II of Macedon , father of Alexander and the one who united the Greeks in the Pan-Hellenic war against Persia was , i think , an example of a King who was both a Great General and a Great Politician. |
r u blind? the guy said greek warrior not macedonian!!??
btw, my vote goes to Achilles
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Posted: 19-Jul-2005 at 05:38 |
Only in the life after...
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Posted: 19-Jul-2005 at 20:47 |
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only if we r greeks in the other life
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Macedonian swear in 1903 wars: With the blood we shed all over Macedonian fields and forests, we serve freedom, as the Macedonian army of Alexander of Macedon did, with our slogan Freedom or Death!
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Posted: 20-Jul-2005 at 03:09 |
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Not true, you need not be Greek to learn history, and to realise that the Ancient Macedonians were Greek. However, you do need to not be a propagandist and falsifier of history. That is obviously beyond you and others like you who espouse your beliefs.
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Posted: 20-Jul-2005 at 04:46 |
If you continue in this line of posting (Greek - Fyrom dispute) I'll have to take measures, either delete posts or lock the topic. So please behave!
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Posted: 20-Jul-2005 at 05:56 |
Momentary slip, but I couldn't resist the temptation.
My fav Greek warrior is the unknown Greek warrior of any time, who gave
his life to protect his country, regardless of politics or religion, in
winter or summer, in mountains, plains or sea, tired, starved,
weathered, sleepless, desparate, isolated, more than often outnumbered,
despising himself for having to take the lives of others, but
nonetheless persistent and unyielding.
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Posted: 22-Sep-2005 at 23:37 |
xenophon is def a good answer but im going to have to go with agesilaos
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Posted: 23-Sep-2005 at 13:29 |
Leonidas is a great warrior and commander go tell the Spartans
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Posted: 23-Sep-2005 at 14:37 |
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Posted: 23-Sep-2005 at 18:32 |
Cleon, winner in Mytilene and Sphacteria ,also killed Brasidas ilene
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Posted: 23-Sep-2005 at 18:44 |
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Posted: 23-Sep-2005 at 19:15 |
Originally posted by Johnny Darko
Cleon, winner in Mytilene and Sphacteria ,also killed Brasidas ilene |
Johnny Darko, you are the first person i ever meet to have Cleon as his favourite greek.
However, the suppression of Mytilene's defection is counted on general Pahes account, and Sphacteria on my fave pet, Demosthenes.
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Posted: 24-Sep-2005 at 02:46 |
"Sphacteria"
Good morning
But the final victory was obtained by Cleon, in 21 days as he promised
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Posted: 25-Sep-2005 at 14:54 |
Digenis Akritas!
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Posted: 25-Sep-2005 at 16:28 |
Epaminodas, hands down. He finally brought Greece out of the hoplite age and paved the way for Philip II's sarissa.
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The Hoplites were a backbone that effectively shattered as a result of the Peloponnesian War.
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Posted: 01-Oct-2005 at 04:45 |
Who is your favourite Greek warrior?
He must be Greek--> his ancestors were Argive exiles to Makedonia
Some people on this post mentioned that certain warrior's could have beaten him in hand-to-hand combat. Perhaps. He was no giant physically. However, he had the constitutional of a lion. He fought in every battle, often endangering his life. A king leading from the front! How often does that happen (Spartans excepted)?
I once read the definition of a hero. It said he was:
- 'one whom had a desire to validate the esteem in which he is held by people'
- 'a craving to gain for himself some form of glory which will outlive him'
He lifted Makedonia from a Greek backwater to world-wide attention.
He raised again the honour and respect of the Greek people, so that they became again the men of Thermopylae and Plataea.
He removed forever the Greek enemy and invader - the Persians. By not just defeating their armies, but razing their capital. And then he became their King.
He conquered the Persians and their allies, the numerous Scythians tribes, and the innumerable Indian tribes, against overwhelming odds, thousands of miles from home.
He is remembered in the Islamic world as no other foreigner has ever been - as a semi-religious divine warrior (except Iran, for obvious reasons).
He is remembered by Arabs as a mighty king. He is remembered by Indians as a gracious king and fondly regarded by Afghanis and Pakistanis as a hero.
There is no question in my mind. There will only ever be one Greek warrior above all. That legendary descendant of Herakles and Achilaos.
Alexander the Great.
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Posted: 01-Oct-2005 at 06:27 |
Achilles
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Posted: 09-Oct-2005 at 08:43 |
Menander I. Built the Indo-Greek empire that possibly was responsible
for spreading Buddhism into China and Japan. Conquered North India,
Pakistan, and Bactria to form the syncretism between Hellenic,
Buddhist, and Hindu art, religion, and culture (as well as having a
much wider system of tribute-states in central and southern India).
In his time people reckoned him as a greater conqueror than Alexander.
In a Buddhist text he was praised as knowing all philosophy, all Indic
literature, mathematics, magic and spells, astronomy, the art of war, a
poet, and laconic (origin of word intended! ), an unmatched debater, the wisest and strongest man in all of India, with an army whose numbers knew no end.
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