11-12-2010, 04:55 PM
Could Alexander have beaten Alexander? The only way to judge a worth of commander, as opposed to the military system he enherited or created, would be to do what wargamers do all the time and simply put him in command of his foe's army against his own. In fact you, if you were Zeus, could have Alexander fight himself over and over again, and the resulting ration of losses to wins for each side would give you the "edge" that the military system alone provided no matter the leader.
Obviously fighting yourself is a problem, so lets say that Phillip's assasination fails and a disgruntled Alexander flees to Persia and is put in charge of the army (stranger things have happened). Does anyone think he has a prayer of victory? What do you think he would have done?
Obviously fighting yourself is a problem, so lets say that Phillip's assasination fails and a disgruntled Alexander flees to Persia and is put in charge of the army (stranger things have happened). Does anyone think he has a prayer of victory? What do you think he would have done?
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
