![]() He then won a civil war against former triumvirate comember Pompey as well as the Roman Senate to be declared dictator for the next ten years. Thought to have been kicked to the outskirts of Roman politics, Caesar spent the next decade conquering Gaul - the longtime boogeyman of the Roman people and won praise for showering the people in captured riches. Following his controversial year as consul in 59 BCE, he secured the governorship of Gaul for an extended period of five years in order to avoid criminal prosecution for his actions. Julius Caesar was the junior and reconciliatory member of the original Roman triumvirate with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompey. #3 - Illinois: Julius Caesar FPV: 1 H: 1 L: 4 LW: 3 Et tu Brutus? Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images I must have mistyped, I could have sworn I put Michigan 14th, not 1st. They first defeated Penn State’s brother Maryland and when the opportunity came, they demolished Penn State by a simple plan of just running the ball - no fancy passing needed. This year’s Wolverines had taken tentative steps early but defeated their lesser competition. He’s very much a Michigan Man in the way that Scipio was a Roman noble. Like Publius Scipio, John Harbaugh comes from a family known for his craft. To conclude the battle though, Scipio advanced the whole of his infantry in one single line - no fancy tricks or envelopments - and was able to defeat Hannibal when the Roman cavalry returned from chasing the Carthaginian cavalry. At the Battle of Zama, Scipio was able to scatter the Carthaginian cavalry by frightening their war elephants through the use of clever traps. After a few years of waiting for permission from the Senate, Scipio then invaded north Africa forcing the Carthaginians and Hannibal onto their defensive. ![]() Scipio was able to defeat Hasdrubal and secure Hispania for the Romans. His father and uncle were killed in Hispania battling Hannibal Barca’s brother Hasdrubal and young Publius was awarded command of the replacement army because he was the only one willing to ask for the position. Publius Scipio Africanus - Africanus is a cognomen, not his actual name - was born into a patrician family well known for turning out consuls. Will Ohio State succeed where Alexander didn’t and reach the ends of the world (India/national champions) or will their fanatical march towards greatness be stopped short when facing a superior force consisting of elephants? #2 - Michigan: Scipio Africanus FPV: 3 H: 1 L: 4 LW: 3 He looks like a Michigan Man Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images So far this season, Ohio State has reestablished themselves as the dominant program in their region area by beating Toledo and Notre Dame and is setting out to conquer the Big Ten. Ryan Day inherited the B1G’s best program from Urban. His victories and conquests in Asia Minor, Phoenicia, Egypt, and Mesopotamia opened the doors to the Achaemenid empire which he would soon conquer in its entirety. ![]() After reestablishing Macedonian hegemony over local neighbors in Greece, he set out to conquer Persia and the world. copy circa 1st-3rd century CE Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesĪlexander inherited the world’s best army from his father Philip. #1 - Ohio State: Alexander the Great High: 1 Low: 2 First Place Votes: 6 Last Week: 1 “Alexander Mosaic”, Roman copy of a Hellenistic painting. Thanks, as always, to WhiteSpeedReceiver for the graphs. Even if I was, none of your teams are deserving of General Sherman and even though I hate almost all of your programs, none of you are terrible enough to be compared to the traitors of the Confederacy. It should be fairly obvious to everyone why I’m not covering anybody more recent than 1815. While I don’t condone the actions of many of these historical leaders (and in fact condemn many of them), their military leadership and stories make for good comparisons.
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