Who is your favourite historical figure of all time?

Question

So who is your favourite person from history - Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr, Winston Churchill, Desmond Tutu or any other.

Answer 1

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (c.138-78 BC)

Sulla consolidated his hold on the Roman legions through his leadership, brilliance, and ruthlessness. He was the first master of Rome... almost 40 years before Gaius Julius Caesar.

Sulla was the first to march on Rome not once, but twice, violating Rome's sacred pomerium. This started a chain reaction that haunted Rome intermittently throughout the late republic and Imperial periods.

Sulla defeated the Marians at the Battle of the Colline Gate in 82 BC and intimidated the senate into declaring him dictator. He eliminated the rest of his enemies through his infamous proscriptions and reorganized the laws in favor of his Patrician allies in the senate.

Sulla retired to his estate in Puetoli only after two years in power. Why? Maybe Sulla realized he might be pushing his luck to far if he "appeared" to be a king. His epitaph, written by Sulla himself, declared that "I have repaid all my debts to friends and enemies alike."

Answer 2

It has to be Gaius Iulius Caesar "Octavianus", also known as Agustus, first Emperor of Rome. He inherited his uncle Caesar's state when he was only 18 in a back-stabbing, boold-thirsty environment and yet found the way to prevail over all other factions of the Roman Republic. He ruled Rome without a formal title that declared him so, and restored the greatness to a civilization on the brink of destroying itself in Civil War.

Some say he killed the Republic, but IMHO, the Roman Republic was dead since the times of Sulla and the First Triunvirate. Octavian was no soldier, so the fact that he found ways to defeat his enemies in political and military arenas is a testament of will over greatness.

Honorary mentions:

Publius Cornelius Scipcio Africanus.- Everybody knows who Hannibal Barca was, but what people usually don't know is how close was the Roman Republic from losing the Second Punic War. While the spirit of Rome prevailed in not accepting defat, it's was Scipio who brought the final victory. Using similar tactis as Hannibal, he beat all of his brothers in battle, conquered Spain for Rome and dared to present battle against the Carthaginian. Scipio won the day, in probably the most pitched battle the ancient world ever saw. BTW, Scipio was a "republican" that respected his country's institutions and played in a democratic field.

Louis Davout.- Napoleon's best Field Marshal.. Kicked the hell out of the vanguard of the most "advanced" army in the world, the prussians in Austerdat, with only his army group (he was overmatched 3 to 1). The fact that Napoleon left him in Paris to watch his back in the Waterloo campaign is considered by many the ultimate mistake L'Empereur.

John Churchill, the FIRST Lord of Malborough.- Winston's Churchill notable ancestor, singlehandedly beat the French armies of Louis XIV in many spectacular campaigns during the Wars of Spanish Succesion. He proposed mobility in warfare and daring in a time when wars were mostly about boring manouvers and sieges.

Answer 3

That would be Tseng Lu Xi, the scientist who invented and perfected the AEON, a portable apparatus used for time travel.

Of course, you haven't heard of him because he hasn't been born yet. I'm temporarily visiting from your future.

It really is quite lovely here. There are so many interesting things to see and the people are so nice.

(I can't believe I'm actually using an antique keyboard with buttons to interface with an old-fashion computer. This is so cool!)

P.S.-
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Answer 4

I'd say Winston Churchill!!!! He seemed like an intelligent man!

Answer 5

Eve Meyer

Answer 6

Queen Elizabeth I

Answer 7

Ronald Reagan. He grew to become into my formative years hero. He in no way took crap from each and every physique. The Wright Brothers, for his or her artwork in powered flight. Christopher Columbus, for being courageous adequate to tempt destiny and the ideals of the international. I additionally agree which incorporate your selection in Saladin.

Answer 8

Saddam Hussein

Answer 9

Alexander the Great

Answer 10

John Paul II,thanks to his efforts many nations started living
free again