Great Captains of Antiquity
11/2000 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Gabriel expands upon the groundbreaking work of B. H. Lidell-Hart's Great Captains by offering detailed portraits of six great captains of the ancient world who met the challenges of their age and shaped the future of their societies, and civilization itself, through their actions. He analyzes the lives of Thutmose III of Egypt, Sargon II of Assyria, Philip II of Macedon, Hannibal of Carthage, Scipio Africanus of Republican Rome, and Caesar Augustus of Imperial Rome for the lessons contemporary leaders, particularly military leaders, can learn.
While all were great military men, with the exception of Caesar Augustus, they were also great political leaders who, in this capacity more often than through their feats of arms, shaped their societies. All were educated men, and all possessed the quality of imaginative reasoning. A provocative analysis for scholars, students, and general readers of military history and the ancient world. Military personnel will find the parallels to current military organization and thinking particularly valuable.
While all were great military men, with the exception of Caesar Augustus, they were also great political leaders who, in this capacity more often than through their feats of arms, shaped their societies. All were educated men, and all possessed the quality of imaginative reasoning. A provocative analysis for scholars, students, and general readers of military history and the ancient world. Military personnel will find the parallels to current military organization and thinking particularly valuable.
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RICHARD A. GABRIEL is a military historian and Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Ethics at Daniel Webster College. He is the author of scores of articles on various subjects and has written over 29 books including Great Battles of Antiquity: A Strategic and Tactical guide to the Great Battles That Shaped the Development of War (Greenwood, 1994), A Short History of War: Evolution of Warfare and Weapons (Greenwood, 1994), History of Military Medicine (Greenwood, 1992) and From Sumer to Rome: The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies (Greenwood, 1991). Dr. Gabriel has taught at St. Anselm College and the U.S. Army War College where he was Professor of History and Politics. He is a frequent lecturer to the academic, governmental, and military establishments of Canada, the United States, West Germany, China, and Israel.
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