Ten great generals

[Sean Manning]

1. Darius III (just to have at least one surprise in my list, of course)
   

Well, I'm curious.

Oh it's logical: Darius may have lost the war, but he was a far better organizer. When Darius' large army was in Babylon, food was sold for normal prizes. When Alexander's smaller army was in the city, the prizes went sky high.

And both of his campaigns against Alexander went well until the battle. That is impressive, and anyone can lose two battles. It is a shame that we don't know for sure whether he was involved in regaining Egypt, or the politics behind his choice to fight at Gaugamela.