ITT: Underrated military figures

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ITT: Underrated military figures 2016-01-21 00:43:15Post No. 583843
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ITT: Underrated military figures Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:43:15 Post No. 583843 [Report]

How could someone as based as Germanicus be forgotten?

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:48:08 Post No.583865
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:48:08 Post No.583865 [Report]

He didn't conquer much.

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:51:09 Post No.583876
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:51:09 Post No.583876 [Report]

>>583865

It wasn't the scale of his conquest, it was the fact he was a borderline genocidal madman who accomplished what no other Roman commander could which distinguishes him.

>Inb4 Every Roman commander was a genocidal madman

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:53:05 Post No.583883
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 00:53:05 Post No.583883 [Report]

>>583876

>Last non emperor to be given a triumph
>Augustus wanted to make him his successor
>Praetorian guard offer to overthrow Tiberius to install him as Emperor
>After his assassination, divine justice results in his descendants being Tyrants and fucking over Rome

Completely based

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 02:13:15 Post No.584119
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 02:13:15 Post No.584119 [Report]

Because Germanicus' friends, allies, and patrons weren't dumb enough to eulogise him under Tiberius. And he didn't really do much beside die out in Asia, thus leading to a great bit in Tacitus.

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 04:29:35 Post No.584539
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 04:29:35 Post No.584539 [Report]

Relating to the thread title, Sulla I guess.

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Anonymous 2016-01-21 04:37:24 Post No.584568
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Anonymous 2016-01-21 04:37:24 Post No.584568 [Report]

Herod the Great had a pretty good military history from what I recall