Biography of great military leaders in history

King David (c. 1040–970 BC)
Nation: Kingdom of Israel
David is very important to Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine and culture. In the Bible, David became the second King of Israel after Saul.

In prophecy, the promised Messiah by God comes through the line of David, Jesus Christ.Cyrus the Great
(c. 600/576–530 BC)
Nation: Achaemenid Empire
Under Cyrus the Great, the Persian empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East.

Leonidas:Sparta’s King Leonidas led “the 300” against thousands of Persians during the heroic defense of the mountain pass at Thermopylae (480 B.C.).

The empire expanded greatly and acquired much of Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.Sun Tzu (c. 544-496 BC)
Nation: China
An ancient Chinese philosopher, strategist, and military general who is said to have written The Art of War, an ancient Chinese text on military strategy.Leonidas (c.

540-480 BC)
Nation: Greece
A Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the line of Agiad, third son of Spartan King Anaxandridas II. He is famous for his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae.Pericl