Ancient Conqueror Rankings
Ranking of the most influential military conquerors and empire builders of the ancient world. Dates are formatted as Birth–Death. Nationalities use English three-letter abbreviations.
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Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) (MAC)—
Cyrus the Great (c.600–530 BC) (PER)—
Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) (ROM)—
Genghis Khan (c.1162–1227) (MON)—
Sargon of Akkad (c.2334–2279 BC) (AKK)—
Darius I the Great (c.550–486 BC) (PER)—
Xerxes I (c.518–465 BC) (PER)—
Ashurbanipal (c.685–631 BC) (ASS)—
Tiglath-Pileser III (c.745–727 BC) (ASS)—
Shalmaneser III (c.859–824 BC) (ASS)—
Nebuchadnezzar II (c.634–562 BC) (BAB)—
Ashoka the Great (304–232 BC) (IND)—
Chandragupta Maurya (c.340–297 BC) (IND)—
Samudragupta (c.335–375 AD) (IND)—
Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BC) (CHN)—
Han Wudi (156–87 BC) (CHN)—
Emperor Taizong of Tang (598–649 AD) (CHN)—
Attila the Hun (c.406–453 AD) (HUN)—
Alaric I (c.370–410 AD) (GOT)—
Theodoric the Great (454–526 AD) (OST)—
Mithridates VI Eupator (135–63 BC) (PON)—
Pyrrhus of Epirus (319–272 BC) (EPI)—
Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC) (MAC)—
Lysimachus (c.360–281 BC) (MAC)—
Seleucus I Nicator (358–281 BC) (MAC)—
Antiochus III the Great (241–187 BC) (SEL)—
Mithridates II (c.124–88 BC) (PAR)—
Trajan (53–117 AD) (ROM)—
Aurelian (214–275 AD) (ROM)—
Belisarius (c.500–565 AD) (BYZ)—
Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) (ROM)—
Pompey the Great (106–48 BC) (ROM)—
Lucullus (118–57 BC) (ROM)—
Marius (157–86 BC) (ROM)—
Sulla (138–78 BC) (ROM)—
Vercingetorix (c.82–46 BC) (GAL)—
Brennus (d.279 BC) (CEL)—
Burebista (82–44 BC) (DAC)—
Decebalus (c.86–106 AD) (DAC)—
Hannibal Barca (247–183 BC) (CAR)—
Hamilcar Barca (c.275–228 BC) (CAR)—
Mago Barca (c.243–203 BC) (CAR)—
Masinissa (c.238–148 BC) (NUM)—
Taharqa (c.690–664 BC) (KUS)—
Piye (c.747–716 BC) (KUS)—
Ezana of Axum (c.320–360 AD) (AXU)—
Yaroslav the Wise (978–1054 AD) (RUS)—
Harald Hardrada (1015–1066 AD) (NOR)—
Basil II (958–1025 AD) (BYZ)—
Subutai (1175–1248 AD) (MON)—