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  1. August 26, 2008, 09:49 AM #1
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    Best... Most... Greatest...we all know humankind is craving for excellence... and we are all craving for extreme cases. So here are the "greatest" threads about the superlatives in history, categorized and put in chronological order.

    Empires and states | Armies, battles and other felonies | Generals | Emperors, kings and other villains | Achievements & events


    Empires and states

    The Most Glorious Empire...(So far...) - including poll
    Which was the most powerful nation in history? or who are your top 5 Empires?
    Greatest empire of the classical era - including poll
    Greatest Classical Empire V2
    Greatest empire of the early modern age (1600-1800)
    Greatest European State 1453-1815
    Longest lasting empire ever
    Shortest and longest lasting empire



    Armies, battles and other felonies

    Greatest Soldiers - including poll
    The greatest fighting units of all time
    The worst fighting units of all time
    Greatest Individual Army In History
    Best Overall Army in the World - including poll
    Scariest Army for its Period Ever
    Greatest Soldiers of the Ancient Age - including poll
    Greatest military risk
    The Biggest Battle Ever Fought - Ancient World
    Alexander's Greatest Battle - including poll
    Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle? - including poll
    What was the Largest Battle in Medieval Times?
    Greatest Military Blunder of All Time
    Greatest Navy in History - including poll (closed)
    The first modern war- including poll
    Best period in British military history - including poll
    Best period in French military history
    The Best Armies of the 18th century
    The greatest cavalry charge in history
    The Greatest Military Victories in History
    Your country's greatest victory
    Your country's worst enemy
    History's Greatest Military Defeats
    Most Glorious Defeats
    Most Shameful Defeats mk 1
    Most Shameful Defeats mk 2
    Most Cunning Plan
    The Greatest Ottoman Victories - including poll
    The Best Tank of World War II
    Worst Tank of World War II
    Which country had best submarines in World War II - including poll
    Wich country in World War II did the most regarding the abilities that had
    Worst military mistake of World War II
    Greatest Turning Point of World War II - including poll
    Who were the best soldier of WW2? - including poll
    The Best jet-fighters of Cold War Era


    Generals

    Greatest General Ever
    Greatest Military Commander in History
    Favorite Historical Generals
    Worst military commander of all time
    Worst general ever
    Greatest Naval General
    Greatest admirals in history winners and losers
    The most overrated general in history
    The most overrated commander of ancient warfare - including poll
    The greatest military leaders seldom mentioned
    Greatest General of the Ancient World - including poll
    Greatest Roman Generals
    Greatest Commander From Medieval Europe
    Greatest General of the Pre gun era, Cold steel combat
    Greatest British Military Commander Ever - including poll
    Greatest Frankish/French Generals - including poll
    Greatest German Generals - including poll
    Greatest German WWII Generals - including poll
    Best Habsburg general
    Greatest Russian Commander Ever - including poll
    Greatest Japanese Commander Ever - including poll
    Greatest military commander in East Asia
    Worst general of the Army of the Potomac - including poll
    Best Generals of Word War I
    Best Generals of Word War II



    Emperors, kings and other villains

    The Greatest of the Greatests - including poll
    The Greatest of the Greatests mk 2
    History's Worst Guy Ever
    Most Cruel Leader or Person in History
    The Greatest Pharaoh That Ever Lived
    Greatest Pharaoh (out of 4) mk 2 - including poll
    Greatest Roman Emperors (out of 5) mk 1 - including poll
    Greatest Roman Emperors (out of 4) mk 2 - including poll
    Greatest Roman Emperors mk 3
    Worst Roman Emperor out of the Five worst
    Greatest Persian Kings
    Most Overrated Figure in Ancient History
    The most important Roman emperor of the middle age
    The Greatest Byzantine Emperor
    Greatest English King pre 1066 - including poll
    Worst English Monarch
    The Greatest French King
    Greatest Knights
    Great African Kings
    Person of the 19th Century
    Greatest US President
    Worst US President - including poll
    Worst Presidential Blunders
    Most Overrated Figure in American History
    Greatest Leader Of World War II - including poll
    Greatest Leader of the 20th Century - including poll
    Favorite "Leader" of the 20th Century - including poll
    Greatest Politician of All time
    Greatest British prime minsiters and ministers of war
    Your country's greatest leader
    Your country's greatest hero
    Your country's greatest traitor
    The longest ruling successful monarchs in history
    Most Humiliating Fate for a King/Emperor



    Achievements & events

    Greatest Civilisation Ever
    Humanity's greatest triumphs
    Greatest cultural conquering countries
    Greatest comeback in history
    The Greatest, the Most Humorous and the Saddest moments in History
    The worst crime in history - including poll
    The worst genocide in history
    Most Significant Element in the Middle Ages - including poll
    Most Defining Moment of the Middle Ages - including poll
    Which Medieval Nation caused the most suffering in the world - including poll (closed)
    Most shameful event in your nation's history
    Most sad event in your nation's history
    Your country's greatest contribution
    Greatest Catastrophy
    Most Cruel and Unconventional Punishments
    The Lamest Deaths
    Great Speeches
    Best historical books categorized
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  2. August 26, 2008, 10:03 AM #2
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    Default Re: Best... Greatest... Most... The Superlatives Thread

    Very good thread.
    Now hopefully it get stickied and people will not start new and new meaningless "best" threads.
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  3. August 26, 2008, 10:26 AM #3
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    Default Re: Best... Greatest... Most... The Superlatives

    how handy, great work! mods, pin this NOW!
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  4. August 26, 2008, 07:51 PM #4
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    Default Re: Best... Most... Greatest... The Superlatives Collection

    Supported, altough I believe that somehow people will still manage to sneek in some new Best... Most... Greatest... thread in forum.
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  5. August 26, 2008, 08:07 PM #5
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    Pinned

    Very nice
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  6. August 26, 2008, 08:13 PM #6
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    Default Re: Best... Most... Greatest... The Superlatives Collection

    Thank you very much PW, I've been getting kinda tired of all the "Greatest/Worst X of all time" threads.

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  7. August 26, 2008, 08:15 PM #7
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    Look!!! The number of pages suddenly droped from 500 to 250!! Good work,altough I would suggest that next person who starts new superlative thread should be publicly insulted and wraped in tar and fedders...
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  8. August 26, 2008, 09:13 PM #8
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    Default Re: Best... Most... Greatest... The Superlatives Collection

    Pretty good idea.
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  9. August 26, 2008, 09:28 PM #9
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    And effort was useless, somebody have already dug out some superlative threads buried in the depths of page 346.Let's insult him and wrap him in tar and fedders!!
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  10. August 27, 2008, 02:23 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by clandestino View Post
    And effort was useless, somebody have already dug out some superlative threads buried in the depths of page 346.Let's insult him and wrap him in tar and fedders!!
    I think necro-posting is verifiable in these cases, because they prevent the proliferation of the superlatives thread.

    BTW, OP updated with dozens of newly found threads.

    edit: thanks everyone for the kind words and scottishranger for the pin.
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  11. August 27, 2008, 03:08 AM #11
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    Little problem though, going through all these threads will be a bit problematic.
    Every time you :wub:, god kills another kitten.
    If you're gonna hire Machete to kill the bad guy, you better make damn sure the bad guy isn't YOU!
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  12. August 27, 2008, 03:14 AM #12
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    You forgot the MOST HANDSOME GENERAL AROUND..


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  13. August 27, 2008, 04:23 AM #13
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    Hannibal?
    Every time you :wub:, god kills another kitten.
    If you're gonna hire Machete to kill the bad guy, you better make damn sure the bad guy isn't YOU!
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  14. August 27, 2008, 04:30 AM #14
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    Hey, hey try to keep this thread clean. Post only links to "greatest" threads, please.
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  15. August 31, 2008, 12:59 PM #15
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    Default Re: !NEW! - History's Greatest Hits (The Superlatives Library)

    Here's two I remeber

    Most Cruel and Unconventional Punishments

    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=174158

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    This next one doesn't have the world "most" in it but I think it should be included

    Lame Deaths

    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=172321
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  16. August 31, 2008, 02:09 PM #16
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    @IronBlood, thanks for your help! OP updated.
    (Just when I thought I searched the forum in every possible way...this forum is unexhaustibly rich. )
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  17. August 31, 2008, 02:26 PM #17
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    Default Re: !NEW! - History's Greatest Hits (The Superlatives Library)

    Here is another one.

    Which country had best submarines in WW2? (including poll)
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42563

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  18. September 01, 2008, 03:33 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marcus Trajan View Post
    Here is another one.

    Which country had best submarines in WW2? (including poll)
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42563
    Thanks.
    OP updated.
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  19. September 04, 2008, 12:37 AM #19
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    New threads found, OP updated.
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  20. September 13, 2008, 05:16 PM #20
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    Well, I didn't intend to cause the proliferation of these "best" threads, but I see quite a lot new.
    Anyway, OP updated.
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