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    Posted: 03-Aug-2006 at 10:49

Guys, looking back at the post on the top of page 4, I really think that we should leave relgion out of this and simply concentrate on Economic or Political figures. Otherwise it will effectively turn into a relgious clash which will begin to get nasty. I don't really think that you can compare with religious leaders.

How about "Diamond" Pitt, the East India company merchant in the 17th (or is it 18th) century who practically begun the British domination of India after he was granted land by the Mugal Emperor. India thereafter became a firm power base that allowed Britain to subject its influence over Asia, and the middle east. As well as creating a cold-war situation with the Czarist Russian empire.
 
...And naturally Julius Caesar- the first Roman Emperor who pulled rome out of Democracy and subjected Gaul to Roman power. 
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Originally posted by Earl Aster

Guys, looking back at the post on the top of page 4, I really think that we should leave relgion out of this and simply concentrate on Economic or Political figures. Otherwise it will effectively turn into a relgious clash which will begin to get nasty. I don't really think that you can compare with religious leaders.

How about "Diamond" Pitt, the East India company merchant in the 17th (or is it 18th) century who practically begun the British domination of India after he was granted land by the Mugal Emperor. India thereafter became a firm power base that allowed Britain to subject its influence over Asia, and the middle east. As well as creating a cold-war situation with the Czarist Russian empire.
 
...And naturally Julius Caesar- the first Roman Emperor who pulled rome out of Democracy and subjected Gaul to Roman power. 
Rome can never really be considered a 'democracy', the extent of Patrician and Senate rank power was too great for that, as was the extent of fraud during elections.
 
As for Mohammed and his number one place, I'm not too sure, the man was certainly an extremely effective mass murderer and taught some of the most unforgivable things History has ever seen, but should we really attach this to a positive idea of the word 'influential'?
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-I like much of this list, though I was very suprised that Leonardo Davinci did not make the list. I did see that Michelangelo earned a fairly high position, though he was not even the most influential personality of the Renaissance Age. Davinci was one of the greatest minds in history and it seems absurd that he would not be included. Also, may I suggest Benjamin Franklin.......
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace"-George Washington
"The art of war is, in the last result, the art of keeping one's freedom of action."-Xenophon
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