was Achillis the greatest warrior in history ?
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yes, i think so. his only weak spot is his feet.
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i really don't know a name of the greatest fighter of all time but i know that the chinese didn't even think Bruce Lee was that good.  Anyway Muay Thai is the most advanced form of fighting in the world so whoever is considered the greatest in that form of fighting would get my vote.
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nike was the god of victory who travelled with Athena, so yea, she inspired warriors
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I hate to break the SAS consensus, but the other three are all products of a far tougher age than the 21st Century. Life was violent, cheap and short, and lacked all the labour saving devices even the SAS take for granted, like tinned food, warm clothing and hot baths :)\n\nThe Spartans, while uncivilised by our standards, were born to a life of military hardship, with all the males undergoing military training almost from birth, while the Roman Legionaries, although they may have been conscripts, served up to 20 years, much of it engaged in hard, brutal hand-to-hand combat on the fringes of the empire. I know little of the Samurai beyond who and what they were, but again, training must have begun very early in life. \n\nThink of the English archers from Crecy and Agincourt, whose arms were deformed by their training with the bow because of the huge strength needed to draw an English longbow. \n\nI can't help but think that in comparison with earlier ages, even the toughest amongst us in the 21st Century are weak in comparison with earlier ages.
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yes definetly he beat the legend (benard hopkins) twice in two split desicions. anybody that can compete with benard has credibiliy in my book.
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Greatest boxing heavyweight champ ever...Mohd Ali also known as Cassius Clay. Three times world heavyweight champion.
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I think Ali was The Greatest , but I would also go to say that all the top 1-5 in each weightclass in that era would wipe the floor with todays boxers , they took more pride in their craft , they trained harder , they did not duck one another and make excuses on how the other guy does not want to fight or the money was not enough they just fought that was boxing , its hard to stomach some of the crap I see today , Oh well I guess we can always hope the boxing game will change for the better .
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you could argue about the social as well as military value of the swoard in medieval times. they were a judge of one's character... see the link below
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Wilt Chamberlain was. He could do what he wanted against any player in his prime. Even as an old man, he dominated Kareem Abdul-Jabaar in 1972. Just to prove he was not one dimensional, he even went out one year and won the assist title. Bill Russell is the greatest as far as teams go. He won 11 out of 13 world championships. Earl Manigault would have been the greatest ever but drugs got to him. He was a playground legend in NYC for years.
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I was raised through the 50's and 60's and remember Ali in his prime well. Before the Nam war incident nobody and I mean nobody landed a punch on him he was so fast. I remember the Sonny Leston fight well. Ali was so fast Leston did not know what hit him. Boom!!! and Leston was on the canvas and the fight was over. We all looked at each other and said what happened because Leston sure did not know. I watched all the other fighters and Ali imitators up until the late 90's. Without question Ali is the greatest boxer to have ever lived. Ali was not just strong and lighting fast he was also a very smart boxer who could sucker his apoint into a punch. He was absolutely amazing.
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Probably not.  Some wars were fought before historical records were kept and exist only in legend.  A good example would be the Trojan War.  We would also have to answer the question: What is a War?  World War II is surely the most famous, but the "least" famous is up for grabs.
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This is supremely contentious question. \n\nIn terms of American leaders, the conscensus is that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt were the greatest Presidents.\n\nIn terms of modern statesmen, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churhcill rank highly. In a sense, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were great leaders as well, even if many of their actions were morally reprehensible.\n\nIn the middle ages and classical times, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Saladin, Suleiman the Magnificent, Elizabeth I of England, Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia must all count as great leaders.
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If you take the account of the Battle of Troy (not the movie) as fact then you could say that the Trojan horse was an instance of the guards of Troy not being "on guard." According to Homer in the Illiad (I believe) they went out and brought in the horse and thus allowed the city to be taken and completely destroyed.
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Interesting reading here about 'The Development of the Codpiece'.\n\n Legend has it that Edward III, king of England from 1327-1377, had the codpiece of his armor ENLARGED to astounding proportions because he had heard that strength and military prowess were correlated with a man's endowment. As he was in the midst of the Hundred Years' War with the French at the time, it would not be surprising that he would try to seek any possible advantage available to him.\n\n He then ordered that the nobility and knights do the same to their armor. The legend goes on to say that the gullible French (from the nobility all the way down to the peasantry) were scared to death by the advance of the "WELL-EQUIPPED" men. If this legend is true, and the personality of Edward III would support it, it is an example of how the nobility can influence fashion. \nP.S. for the nicest codpiece go here: \n http://www.perrybrass.com/storypag.htm
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Snap ~\n             It was the Greeks that held actual Fighting Competitions compared to the Romans who loved when men fought with swords, spears and shields and fought to the death. The Greeks thought there was mor honor in fighting with just ones hands instead of weapontry and let the beaten one live in the hopes he could redeem himself in fighting again.\n\n             The Greeks did everything naked back in the day and yes Snap, fighting was one of them.
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I would have to say the sword. This is because the sword has been used for over 2000 years, and wars have been fought with swords. If someone is skilled enough, he or she can defeat countless enemies just by himself or herself with a sword. Can a person defeat countless enemies with a mace or any other medieval weapon? No. The sword is truly a unique weapon, especially when it is a well-crafted and sharp sword.
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Et tu' Brute? You can always start off with that and lead in to whatever you're going to talk about on him. What is your subject besides him. are you going to speak about his rule? His rise to power? The play by Shakespeare?\n\nHere's another lead-in. \n\nGeneral, polotician, god? Only one man in history could be all three. He rose to the power of a king in a republic, without violence to secure his rule. He then transformed that republic into an empire, one of the greatest empire's known to man. [No, this is not Emporer Palpatine, this is Julius Ceasar]*\n\n*Add this last part in only if you know your teacher is lax with things like this.....\n\n(Why does that look like it's describing Star Wars?)