Ancient Leaders: Their Military Strategies and Conquests

Leonidas I, the king of Sparta, is known for his use of the phalanx formation at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, is known for his use of cavalry.

Scipio Africanus, the Roman general, is known for his use of siege warfare at the Battle of Carthage.

The Việt Minh, the Vietnamese communist movement, is known for its use of guerrilla warfare against the French.

Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist, is known for his use of psychological warfare in his book The Art of War.

Yi Sun-sin, the Korean admiral, is known for his use of naval warfare against the Japanese.

Pyrrhus of Epirus, the Greek king, is known for his use of scorched earth tactics against the Romans.

Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor, is known for his use of propaganda to promote his rule.

Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire, is known for his use of diplomacy to expand his territory.

Pericles, the Athenian statesman, is known for his use of economic warfare against Sparta.

Muhammad, the founder of Islam, is known for his use of religious warfare to spread his religion.

Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, is known for his use of total war against the Nationalists.

Lawrence of Arabia, the British officer, is known for his use of unconventional warfare against the Ottoman Empire.

Stuxnet, the computer worm, is known for its use of cyber warfare against Iran.

Sputnik, the Soviet satellite, is known for its use of space warfare against the United States.