UntimelyDemise Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Dec 02, 1804, Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Poll will last seven days...just interested! Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.--Napoleon Bonaparte I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.--Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman Support the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trejiuvanat Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Didn't Napoleon actually crown himself finstead of letting the pope crown him, although he did bring him to Notre-Dame? As to which Emperor/King/Ruler the greatest was depends on the criteria you use to define it.There was Ramses, Alexander, Nabucodonosor, Caesar, Konstantin, Charles Magne, Barbarossa, Genghis Khan, Salah-Al-Din, Napeoleon, HEnry, Erik the REd, moctezuma, Atahualpa. All these could be considered great, all depends from your point of view. all that were considered great were considered tyrants by others. FRenchmen hail Anpoleon as a national Leader, Code NApoleon etc, Germans don't like him that muchAlthough in the last century the governors have a greater tendence to tyranism than to greatness, (well from my poitn of view, that is) for example: Stalin, hitler, Mussolini, France, Churchill, the japanese one from 1945, some American presidents ( Ilive in Latinamerica, after all), Pinochet, Fidel, the argentinian ones, Hugo Chavez.... http://www.swrebellion.com/~jahled/Trej/banner.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisMiggell Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Obviously Palpatine. Seriously though, the greatest ruler of all time? That's too easy for me!!! You might think me odd, but for me it has to be God. Elvismiggell. Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can ever imagine... Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Right, but like in that one famous book-trilogy, ("the answer is 42") I dunno the english name, we can take God out of this equation I'd say Muad'dib, or Leto II. No wait, that's still going to happen in about 8,000 years. Guess we'll have to run that poll a little longer, eh ? http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfboy Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 "Caesar" is a title, not a specific person. They were all called Caesar; I assume you mean Julious? If I am wise, it is because I know that I know nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Sure, but Julius is the one that most people think of, when they hear that title. Almost nobody I ever heard said Caesar Nero, for example. So this is just a common error http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Douglas Adams wrote 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' and 'So long and thanks for all the fish,' where the super computer concludes the answer to life, the universe ans everything is 42. Gengis Khan had one hesk of an empire, China to Hungry. http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 Ah thanks, so it's "The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy". I didn't know the original name, cause I never actually read it, someone from my semester just told me pratically the whole story. http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JediIgor Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 You guys forgot Peter the Great... shame on you. I don't think there's one important person per sé, but maybe if you ask which was the most important person of a single country.. it would be much easier to differentiate. Most likely Napoleon for France.. but what you US guys seem to always forget is that General Kutozov (of Russia) beat him... All the way back to France... hehe... I guess americans just overlook it because Napoleon was an ally of the US and all... or maybe because the average american is a joe schmuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisMiggell Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 Nah, sorry, i'm gonna stick with God, i mean, do you know of anybody else, (that you actually believe exists(ed)) that created a universe? Or hasd the power to give people eternal life in heaven, or suffering in hell? Elvismiggell. Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can ever imagine... Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntimelyDemise Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Great ideas, all! Thanks for participating! Elvis...I would have to agree with ya...but I was referring to mortals. Still, I like your convictions! Igor...I've got a great graph of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the losses he sustained in the retreat. It's unbelievable! I'm American, but I would have to say Alexander the Great would be my choice. Look at the Empire he built! Kinda like the Old Republic! Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.--Napoleon Bonaparte I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.--Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman Support the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisMiggell Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 Tahnk you Untimey, Alexander the Great was pretty, err, great, but there are so many leaders that have affected our world in so many different ways that it's hard to say...... Elvismiggell. Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can ever imagine... Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scathane Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 No one voted Henry VIII??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trejiuvanat Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 I guess monarchy isn't that attractive these days, only dictators. http://www.swrebellion.com/~jahled/Trej/banner.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scathane Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Taking into account Saddam Hussein's plight, however, I wouldn't put my money on dictators either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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