Masters Of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar... Info

Strauss identifies ten traits that these commanders shared, though each displayed them in varying degrees:

: Represented as a horse —spirited and tough. He excelled at adaptability but died young without a clear successor. Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar...

: The decisive battles (e.g., Alexander’s Gaugamela, Hannibal’s Cannae, Caesar’s Pharsalus). Strauss identifies ten traits that these commanders shared,

: The strategic use of massacres and harsh punishment to break enemy resistance. unified war machine.

: Seen as a wolf —fast and relentless. He was a master of politics and clemency but was ultimately undone by his own vanity and senatorial daggers.

: The ability to build and maintain a deadly, unified war machine.