| I wouldn't Consider Alexander III (the Great) As one of the Greatest. He was a great general, but His father Philip II did raise and train the unbeatable army Alexander Inherited. Remember when Philip asended to the throne, Macedon could barely hold its own boarders. When Philip died, the only greek state not under his thumb was Sparta, and the Army to Invade Persia was already assembled. Alexander just used the army properly.
However, I wouldn't call Philip II the greatest either. He would never have been a great tactian had he not been a Hostage in Thebes for most of his Adolesent years. Philip learnt from and studied Epaminodas. Between the Three, you have the greatest Phalanx Commanders in History.
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"Even if I wished to surrender to you - and I don't - I am commanding Australian's who would cut my throat if I accepted your Terms" Colonel C Hore, Siege of Elands River, 1900
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