Quotes About Leadership

In the absence of the principle of hereditary rule

fortifications bear witness to the power of the rulers to command the labour of many thousands of men.

tempted by Hannibal's offer to ensure the 'liberty of the Hellenes

to become the most powerful state in the region.

to back the man they knew, Cyrus, for the throne of Persia.

But then Cyrus was killed in a battle on the banks of the Euphrates in 401 BCE.

They found themselves up against the new satraps sent to the region by the victorious Artaxerxes.

the 'decline and fall of the Roman empire' began with the death of Marcus

A commission arrived at Corinth headed by the victorious Roman general Titus Quinctius Flamininus.

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (the Great), better known in English as Pompey

providing the leadership that had eluded both Athens and Sparta for so long.

Executive authority was devolved to the Boule, or Council, of five hundred

rule by one man, rule by the many, or rule by the few.

respectively, tyrannis, demokratia, and oligarchia.

Chosroes was murdered by his own side early in 628.

Philip was ideally suited to lead the expedition against the Persian 'barbarians'.

And all officeholders, whether chosen by lot or elected, were held closely to account.

It really was power (kratos) to the people (demos).

Alexander, son of Philip, and the Hellenes, excluding the Lacedaemonians

To make an example of them, Alexander had them sent back to Macedonia in chains

were in charge and known as the Antigonids.

Philip ('Horse-Loving'), Cleopatra ('Father's Fame'), Ptolemy ('Warlike

Caligula, probably did not, in reality, appoint his horse as consul but would still be murdered by his own guards

Just remember: It's lonely at the top, when there's no one on the bottom.