Rome\'s most able general?

[antiochus]

Interesting. In earlier times I suspect the title meant what it actually says.

Zonaras (VI 19) writes the Master of the Horse had third place in seniority to that of legate. Like the legate, the Master of the Horse commanded those troops assigned to him by the dictator, which besides the cavalry, could also be the infantry, or both infantry and cavalry. On occasion, the Master of the Horse is reported as remaining at Rome, and being responsible for the armies’ food supplies. (Livy IV 18, Livy IV 26).