Generalship
“the art of command”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
generalship · general · the general's business
in the texts
Cyropaedia
Military excellence, acknowledged but subordinated to kindness in Cyrus's ethical self-presentation.
and now, I swear by the gods, you seem actually to excel even more in kindness than in generalship.
and what is more, I assure you that I take much more pleasure in showing forth my deeds of kindness than ever I did in my deeds of generalship.
asked Gobryas.
Memorabilia
The technical art and duties of military command, examined throughout this window as something that must be learned rather than assumed, encompassing tactics, logistics, character, and the ability to secure obedience.
Young man, surely it would be disgraceful for one who wishes to be a general in the state to neglect the opportunity of learning the duties, and he would deserve to be punished by the state much more than one who carved statues without having learned to be a sculptor.
Don’t you think, sirs, he said, that our friend looks more majestic, as Homer called Agamemnon, now that he has learnt generalship?
But, he continued, in order that any one of us who may happen to command a regiment or platoon under you may have a better knowledge of warfare, tell us the first lesson he gave you in generalship.