Favourite Historical character

[gregori99]

Crikey, so many candidates - Alfred the Great, Wellington...

My favourite general is Belisarius, but my favourite character is Alexius Comnenus, one of the greatest Byzantine emperors, taking over just after the disaster of Manzikert.

[vladiator]

Caesar is probably my favourite too. Others are Peter the Great, Alexander the Great, Aleksandr Nevski, Suvorov..

[King of Kings]

Augustus he brought the pax romana to the Roman Empire and improved it further

[Shieldmaiden]

Charlemagne and Alexander the Great - because they built as much as they conquered.

[seireikhaan]

Chinggis Khaan.

Reasons:

1) Obviously, a stalwart general.

2) He started from a group of warring tribes, united them, and ended up creating a massive empire from it.

3) Promoted trade, reestablished the silk road, thus reviving European interest in trading for eastern goods, resulting in the discovery of the new world.(where I currently live)

4) Established a policy of diplomatic immunity, going so far as to establish protection for diplomats and traders. It was said that a girl with a bag of gold could go from one end of the empire to the other and be untouched.