Favourite Roman General

**KingoftheGinge** · August 09, 2009, 02:25 PM

Who was your Favouite General of the Roman Republic and why?

**Visiar** · August 09, 2009, 02:33 PM

Mine would probably be Caesar. He conquered all of Gaul. He also marched on Rome. Unfortunately he was assassinated.

**JrvUnleashed** · August 09, 2009, 04:23 PM

I'm split between Scipio and Caesar. Caesar conquered Gaul, but the Gallic tribes were just a bunch of unorganized barbarians. Scipio beat Hannibal, and that's saying something, but he was previously beaten by Hannibal before, so it's a tough call.

**KingoftheGinge** · August 11, 2009, 06:07 AM

Yea i am also stuck between Scipio and Caesar, I could decide when posting the thread. But there are many other great Generals that i like; such as: Publius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus,
Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus, Pompey, and Fabius and Marcellus all of which deserve huge credit but don't reach the same standard as the first two.

**Finn** · August 11, 2009, 08:45 AM

Caesar is most certainly my favorite Roman of the Republican era, the man was a true genius in every sense of the word...but I must give a shout out to the New Man Gaius Marius who saved Rome from the Cimbri and Teutones and accomplished a heck of a lot in his career despite his meager beginnings.

**DukeCanada** · August 11, 2009, 09:31 AM

Constantine, he revolutionized the Roman Empire.

**KingoftheGinge** · August 12, 2009, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by DukeCanada

Constantine, he revolutionized the Roman Empire.

Ye. It does say "favourite General of the Roman Republic".

**Caligula Caesar** · August 11, 2009, 10:43 AM

Aetius, he tried to save it

**DukeCanada** · August 12, 2009, 03:57 PM

Oops, didnt get the part!

I say Caesar then. He fought on so many fronts and was also an accomplished politician

To my shame,I have never had much respect for Scipio. All he did to win in Iberia was emmulate Hannibals tactics, and then later on he only won because he had superior cavalry.

**Hatire** · August 12, 2009, 11:27 PM

I think I have to go with Gaius Julius as well. Fought on multiple fronts and was somewhat of a tactical and political genius.

**Marcellvs Orellivs** · August 13, 2009, 10:31 AM

Mine has to be Publius Claudius Pulcher. He didn't win many battles, nor was he very famous.
However, in the First Punic War he took the auguries on his ship, before a sea battle. The
chickens wouldn't eat the grain, and so he threw them into the sea, saying "If they do not want to eat, then they can drink". After he returned to Rome he was ridiculed, not for losing, but for sacrilege.

**Caesar Augustus** · October 07, 2009, 06:07 AM

Sorry for "bumping" rather an old thread.

I think I'd either agree with Finn and go for Gaius Marius, or possibly go for Lucius Licinius Lucullus. He did all the real work in the East against Mithridates and Tigranes before Pompey got the special commission.

**The10thLegion** · October 07, 2009, 07:41 PM

I agree, Lucullus was the man!

**thegoat529** · October 10, 2009, 04:11 PM

Gaius Marius... not so much for his reforming of the Roman military and turning it towards a war machine of unlimited potential, but for one incident that occurred under his command that defines his character as a general; and others should be held in contrast to. His nephew Gaius Lusius was an officer and repeatidly tried to seduce a soldier named Trebonius, despite a law that forbade homosexualty in the army; due to its ability to undermind the command and cohesion required of an armed force in battle. Lusius attacked Trebonius when he turned down the officers advances and Trebonius killed him in self defence. After his own arrest, and testimony, was substantiated by witnesses who attested to Lusius' advances, Marius not only dropped the charges (of killing a superior officer, punishable by death by various means) but awarded Trebonius the Corona Civica for his actions which defended his personal honor and that of the legion. I'd be very unhappy to have a commanding officer who was any less fair to a man who killed his own nephew.

**The10thLegion** · October 10, 2009, 10:25 PM

Sulla owned Marius in the end.
I think Sulla and Lucullus are some of the most underrated commanders in Roman history.

**Soulein** · October 12, 2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by The10thLegion

Sulla owned Marius in the end.
I think Sulla and Lucullus are some of the most underrated commanders in Roman history.

No doubt. My vote goes to Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Sulla, tore through Marius' allies and mobs, Mithridates, and some uppity Greek democrats to become Dictator of Rome. Then, after painting Roma red with blood, he passes constitutional reforms to make sure no one ever does what he did again, and resigns... a true republican to the end.

Unfortunately, his actions led to people like Pompey and Caesar posing the question: "If Sulla can do it, why can't I?".

**The10thLegion** · October 15, 2009, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Soulein

Unfortunately, his actions led to people like Pompey and Caesar posing the question: "If Sulla can do it, why can't I?".

Don't forget Catalina

Also Legio_Italica we were talking about real generals

**aznflea** · October 15, 2009, 09:36 PM

lucius cornelius sulla!

hes not known for generalship but for dictatorship and being a douchebag. his name was thrown into infamy because of this but he was truly one of the better sons of rome.

**Lord Thesaurian** · October 12, 2009, 09:02 AM

I forget his name; we'll just call him a pre-marian Gaius Julius Caesar, because he could essentially fit the bill. He took a fresh legion from roma to gaul, britannia, and west germania, as well as halting the carthaginian expansion from spain and returning to check them again in southern italy and sicily before dying at 77. when he did his entire army had 7-9 exp and was put under the command of my next-best general and taken to Africa to crush carthage. glorious

**Lord Thesaurian** · October 19, 2009, 12:10 PM

Oh ok well it seemed some people were talking bout RTR gens. In that case, Caesar trumps all in my opinion. I may be a bit of a devotee, but he did finally bring the gauls and frontier germans to heel, explore britannia and would have ben able to conquer the dacians and sythians had not those short-sighted senators ambushed him. bastards..... Then I would have to say Aetius -- something or other, u know, the guy who defeated Atilla, the last true Roman who was cut down in cold blood by his eastern rival.