Who is your favourite Greek warrior?

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

When will they ever learn !!

Edited by GENERAL PARMENION

Originally posted by Menippos Only in the life after...

only if we r greeks in the other life

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!

xenophon is def a good answer but im going to have to go with agesilaos

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But the final victory was obtained by Cleon, in 21 days as he promised

 

Epaminodas, hands down. He finally brought Greece out of the hoplite age and paved the way for Philip II's sarissa.

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.

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.