Question
Who do you believe were the greatest warriors in history, now or in antiquity?
Answer
If you are speaking of quotwarriorsquot as a group or nation I think you have to define first what makes warriors great.brbr. Live up to the Spartan militaristic ideal or some other codebr. Great staying power as a warrior societybr. Great adversary to overcomebr. Brought great prestige or power to the nationpeople they protectedbrbrGiven these criteria I think you are looking atbrbr. Alexander and his merry Macedoniansbr. The Roman Legionsbr. Hannibal and his quotBarbarian Hordesquotbr. OttomanTurks until the gates of Viennabr. Preindustrial Japanese Samuraibr. Zulu Warriorsbr. Vietcong beat French and U.S. brbrI see the British and French powerful nations with powerful ArmiesNavies, but not great warriors.brbrThe U.S. has at times been a warrior society, but I dont think they meet my arbitrary criteria....yet.
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