Lol.Krappyappy wrote:
you are correct. it is a world known fact that britain is indeed a puny island.KILLSWITCH wrote:
Its not about Wikipedia its a world known FACT, and anyone who denies it is just ignorant.
Just like anyone who denies the fact that the USA is the biggest 'current superpower' is ignorant.
Respect history.
my list , from 400 B.C. to 1944 A.D.
1. Alexander the Great
2. Hannibal
3. Julius Caesar
4. John Arbuthnot "Jackie" Fisher
5. 山本五十六
6. Erwin Rommel
1. Alexander the Great
2. Hannibal
3. Julius Caesar
4. John Arbuthnot "Jackie" Fisher
5. 山本五十六
6. Erwin Rommel
OP said 1400 A.D.Longbow wrote:
my list , from 400 B.C. to 1944 A.D.
1. Alexander the Great
2. Hannibal
3. Julius Caesar
4. John Arbuthnot "Jackie" Fisher
5. 山本五十六
6. Erwin Rommel
And, even though I like Rommel, he's overrated.
I saw . But XX century gave too many talented generals\admirals , so being navy fan I cannot stand with 1400 A.D.acEofspadEs6313 wrote:
OP said 1400 A.D.
Didn't Wallace skin the opposing general at Stirling Bridge to make a belt? that's pretty sweet.
Not as influential? Not as powerfull? Well, that depends on your messure of power. Brittan wasn't as powerfull as people think, or it would not have lost it's grip on the world in such little time as it did. I'm sure if America was as intent on ruling the world as Brittan was, it would have accomplished that feat some 60 years ago or so, around WWII, but we'd probly end up like brittan, just losing control of it. America was first to develope an atomic bomb, I'm pretty sure we could have done in a day what it took brittan centuries to do. But, I don't want to turn this into a which country is better debate. It's not where the countries were that is important, it's where they are going.explosivo wrote:
the largest empire that ever existed is the brittish empire you idiotKrappyappy wrote:
william wallace doesn't come close to gengis khan.
one led a puny rebellion on a puny section of a puny island.
one conquered the largest empire to have ever existed.
gg.
puny island lmao
Largest empires (ancient and modern)
British Empire - 36 million km²
Mongol Empire - 35 million km²
Soviet Empire - 22 million km² [1]
Spanish Empire - 19 million km²
Islamic Caliphate - 13 million km²
French Empire - 12 million km²
Manchu Empire - 11 million km²
Portuguese Empire - 10 million km²
Japanese Empire - 7.4 million km²
Persian Empire - 6.2 million km²
Seljuq Empire - 6 million km²
Ming Empire - around 6 million km²
Roman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Ottoman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Macedonian Empire - 5.4 million km²
Almoravid Empire - 3.9 million km²
Mughal Empire - 3.7 million km²
German Empire - 3.6 million km²
Mauryan Empire - 3.6 million km²
Seleucid Empire - 3.4 million km²
Ghaznavid Empire - 2.6 million km²
Khazar Empire - 2.1 million km²
Largest populated empires
British Empire - 570 million
Manchu Empire - 380 million
Mughal Empire - 200 million
Ming Empire - 160 million
Soviet Empire - 160 million
Mongol Empire - 130 million
Japanese Empire - 130 million
Largest modern empires
British Empire - 36 million km²
Soviet Empire - 22 million km²
Spanish Empire - 19 million km²
French Empire - 12 million km²
Manchu Empire - 11 million km²
Portuguese Empire - 10 million km²
Japanese Empire - 7.4 million km²
Ottoman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Mughal Empire - 3.7 million km²
German Empire - 3.6 million km²
wikipedia.org
Britain is the greatest power to have ever existed. Even the "mighty" United States today is nowhere near as powerful and influential as Britain was at the height of its power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_empire
I thinks its smaller than the size of Alabama and Mississippi. Anyway, some of the best generals i think were
(not in any order)
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Rommel- redifined the use of the tank
Patton- last decent general in the Army in a while, the others are all desk jockeys watching computers do the work
Scipio Africanus- outflanked the Cathaginians in the 2nd Punic war
Saladin
*i do not have Ghengis Khan, when you think about it, HE himself didn't conquer much besides the stepps and northern china and some of persia, his sons and grandsons added on the rest of China, and Russia
see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mong … re_map.gif and remember, Ghengis Khan died in 1227 AD
(not in any order)
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Rommel- redifined the use of the tank
Patton- last decent general in the Army in a while, the others are all desk jockeys watching computers do the work
Scipio Africanus- outflanked the Cathaginians in the 2nd Punic war
Saladin
*i do not have Ghengis Khan, when you think about it, HE himself didn't conquer much besides the stepps and northern china and some of persia, his sons and grandsons added on the rest of China, and Russia
see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mong … re_map.gif and remember, Ghengis Khan died in 1227 AD
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Yes and what the bible forgot to mention was that Jesus went around the streets rebelling and beating people with clubs.coke wrote:
"William Wallace" ffs u do realise braveheart might as well be a work of fiction. He was a god awful battlefield commander. Only good as a figure head, I could think of thousands of better generals who just because they haven't been in a hollywood blockbuster aren't as well known. pppffffftttt idiot.
EDIT: He wasnt a knight until he made his name, what the film fails to mention was he was a cattle rustling outlaw, who fled to France for years when he was wanted, and that french princess who he shags wasnt even born until after he died!!
gg
Someone told me this about Rommel and his "redefining the use of the tank."Raptor1 wrote:
I thinks its smaller than the size of Alabama and Mississippi. Anyway, some of the best generals i think were
(not in any order)
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Rommel- redifined the use of the tank
Patton- last decent general in the Army in a while, the others are all desk jockeys watching computers do the work
Scipio Africanus- outflanked the Cathaginians in the 2nd Punic war
Saladin
*i do not have Ghengis Khan, when you think about it, HE himself didn't conquer much besides the stepps and northern china and some of persia, his sons and grandsons added on the rest of China, and Russia
see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mong … re_map.gif and remember, Ghengis Khan died in 1227 AD
"Guderian was the father of Blitzkrieg, Rommel was it's greatest pupil."
In my opinion Rommel became more skilled then his teacher ..acEofspadEs6313 wrote:
"Guderian was the father of Blitzkrieg, Rommel was it's greatest pupil."
True, Rommel was able to use it devastatingly in an Africa destert, Guderian failed to finish off Russia, unlike Batu Khan, who led to only sucsessful winter invasion of Russia
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1.Genghis Khan
2.Alexander the Great
3.Julius Cesar
4.George Washington
5.Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
2.Alexander the Great
3.Julius Cesar
4.George Washington
5.Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
KILLSWITCH wrote:
Hehe. Love it +1, even though you appear to be a Jock (*Affectionate British piss taking of neighbouring country humour*).explosivo wrote:
the largest empire that ever existed is the brittish empire you idiotKrappyappy wrote:
william wallace doesn't come close to gengis khan.
one led a puny rebellion on a puny section of a puny island.
one conquered the largest empire to have ever existed.
gg.
puny island lmao
Largest empires (ancient and modern)
British Empire - 36 million km²
Mongol Empire - 35 million km²
Soviet Empire - 22 million km² [1]
Spanish Empire - 19 million km²
Islamic Caliphate - 13 million km²
French Empire - 12 million km²
Manchu Empire - 11 million km²
Portuguese Empire - 10 million km²
Japanese Empire - 7.4 million km²
Persian Empire - 6.2 million km²
Seljuq Empire - 6 million km²
Ming Empire - around 6 million km²
Roman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Ottoman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Macedonian Empire - 5.4 million km²
Almoravid Empire - 3.9 million km²
Mughal Empire - 3.7 million km²
German Empire - 3.6 million km²
Mauryan Empire - 3.6 million km²
Seleucid Empire - 3.4 million km²
Ghaznavid Empire - 2.6 million km²
Khazar Empire - 2.1 million km²
Largest populated empires
British Empire - 570 million
Manchu Empire - 380 million
Mughal Empire - 200 million
Ming Empire - 160 million
Soviet Empire - 160 million
Mongol Empire - 130 million
Japanese Empire - 130 million
Largest modern empires
British Empire - 36 million km²
Soviet Empire - 22 million km²
Spanish Empire - 19 million km²
French Empire - 12 million km²
Manchu Empire - 11 million km²
Portuguese Empire - 10 million km²
Japanese Empire - 7.4 million km²
Ottoman Empire - 5.6 million km²
Mughal Empire - 3.7 million km²
German Empire - 3.6 million km²
wikipedia.org
Britain is the greatest power to have ever existed. Even the "mighty" United States today is nowhere near as powerful and influential as Britain was at the height of its power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_empire
In the context of the argument, you ignorant retard.KILLSWITCH wrote:
Its not about Wikipedia its a world known FACT, and anyone who denies it is just ignorant.Krappyappy wrote:
i should have clarified it as the largest contiguous empire.explosivo wrote:
the largest empire that ever existed is the brittish empire you idiot
britain is still a puny island, nothing from wikipedia can change that.
Just like anyone who denies the fact that the USA is the biggest 'current superpower' is ignorant.
Respect history.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
'oh noes yuo said taht briton si smallll !!111one'
what's the big deal? it's not my fault that britain hasn't the landmass to take a piss on. pull your cock back into your kilt and get out of denial.
what's the big deal? it's not my fault that britain hasn't the landmass to take a piss on. pull your cock back into your kilt and get out of denial.
the scots wear the kilts
Kilt??? Im English (as it quite clearly says in my signature area)...its the Scottish who wear Kilts you thick shit. Once again proved yourself to indeed be rather ignorant and pathetic.Krappyappy wrote:
'oh noes yuo said taht briton si smallll !!111one'
what's the big deal? it's not my fault that britain hasn't the landmass to take a piss on. pull your cock back into your kilt and get out of denial.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
I'm not saying that Guderian was better than Rommel, it was just an interesting quote I thought I'd post.Raptor1 wrote:
True, Rommel was able to use it devastatingly in an Africa destert, Guderian failed to finish off Russia, unlike Batu Khan, who led to only sucsessful winter invasion of Russia
Im british, and whatever anyone says, england was the most powerful at some point. Which imo, is a great thing, however now england is sooo worried about offending anyone it just sits back and gets mushed over.
Ghengis had the best name , thats how im rating it! sue me
Ghengis had the best name , thats how im rating it! sue me
Alexander the Great. It was him who unified most of the Mediteranean, and without that, we wouldn't have much of the written records which we have now.
(and for the less educated, this means we'd know little to no history without him)
(and for the less educated, this means we'd know little to no history without him)
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Pwnt.blademaster wrote:
Well in different cultures its spelled differently, the correct Macedonian Greek way of spelling it is Ἀλέξανδρος.Deadmonkiefart wrote:
It is spelled Alexander, not Aleksander.
Last edited by Fenris_GreyClaw (2006-12-08 21:14:41)
Caesar. or Alexander.
Alexander the Great didn't unify the Mediterranean, it was anything east of Greece and Egypt, he mostly conquered the Persians. Now the Romans, they unfilled the whole Mediterranean--->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RomanEmpire_Phases.png
meh, your signature sucks. something about butterflies, and penises, and what-have-you.KILLSWITCH wrote:
Kilt??? Im English (as it quite clearly says in my signature area)...its the Scottish who wear Kilts you thick shit. Once again proved yourself to indeed be rather ignorant and pathetic.Krappyappy wrote:
'oh noes yuo said taht briton si smallll !!111one'
what's the big deal? it's not my fault that britain hasn't the landmass to take a piss on. pull your cock back into your kilt and get out of denial.
in any case itsn't it funny the way the english and scots and irish and welsh get all huffy when you confuse them? who can tell the difference anyway... you all live a stone's throw from each other but insist on pretending to be different.
erm, Germany france spain etc... pretty different cultures etc... not exactly miles apart...
you realy are stupidKrappyappy wrote:
meh, your signature sucks. something about butterflies, and penises, and what-have-you.KILLSWITCH wrote:
Kilt??? Im English (as it quite clearly says in my signature area)...its the Scottish who wear Kilts you thick shit. Once again proved yourself to indeed be rather ignorant and pathetic.Krappyappy wrote:
'oh noes yuo said taht briton si smallll !!111one'
what's the big deal? it's not my fault that britain hasn't the landmass to take a piss on. pull your cock back into your kilt and get out of denial.
in any case itsn't it funny the way the english and scots and irish and welsh get all huffy when you confuse them? who can tell the difference anyway... you all live a stone's throw from each other but insist on pretending to be different.
England Ireland Scotland & Wales all even have their own language
and what language do yanks speak?
anyone here speak the american language?