---
title: Ancient Generals
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4561/ancient-generals/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Ancient Generals

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Ancient Generals](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4561.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4561.jpg)

## Image Caption

Top left: Athenian statesman [Pericles](https://www.worldhistory.org/pericles/) (495–429 BCE). Top right: Athenian statesman and general [Alcibiades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alcibiades/) (c. 451-403 BCE). Bottom left: [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/) (356 - 323 BCE). Bottom right:[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) general [Scipio Africanus the Elder](https://www.worldhistory.org/Scipio_Africanus_the_Elder/), 236-183 BCE. All subjects of biographies by the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) historian [Plutarch](https://www.worldhistory.org/plutarch/).

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, February 23). Ancient Generals. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4561/ancient-generals/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Ancient Generals." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 23, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4561/ancient-generals/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Ancient Generals." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4561/ancient-generals/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 February 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.