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General Callus Tacticus is a legendary soldier and military leader in Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy series. He can be thought of as the Discworld's equivalent of Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Diskworld, spelled with a k, was a disk magazine for the Apple Macintosh, later renamed Softdisk for Mac. ... The Discworld is the setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ... GÄius JÅ«lius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12 or July 13, 100 BC â€“ March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ),[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BCâ€“June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336â€“323 BC), was one of, if not the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the known world before his death; he is regarded as...

He was a soldier of the Ankh-Morpork Empire, and is widely proclaimed to be the greatest general of all time. In fact, on the Discworld the word 'tactics' was derived from his name. Though he is dead at the time of the events contained in the series, his legacy lives on. Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...

He is an amalgamation of various historic characters, including Alexander the Great, Marcus Aurelius and Julius Caesar, which latter can be seen in the title of his autobiography, VENI VIDI VICI: A Soldier's Life. "Veni Vidi Vici" - "I came, I saw, I conquered" is arguably the most famous thing Julius Caesar ever said and "A Soldier's Life" seems to be a popular title for a number of military biographies and autobiographies. Tacticus' name, while some suggest the Roman historian Tacitus, is most likely a reference to two early Greek writers on the art of war: Aeneas Tacticus and Aelianus Tacticus. Much of the advice in the autobiography reflects Sun Tzu's The Art of War, as well as comments made by Patton. His later career suggests that of General Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden. Alexander the Great (Greek: ),[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BCâ€“June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336â€“323 BC), was one of, if not the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of the known world before his death; he is regarded as... Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26, 121[1] â€“ March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death. ... GÄius JÅ«lius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12 or July 13, 100 BC â€“ March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. ... Aeneas Tacticus (4th century BC) was one of the earliest Greek writers on the art of war. ... Aelian (Aelianus Tacticus) was a Greek military writer of the 2nd century A.D., resident at Rome. ... Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ... A modern edition of The Art of War translated into English by Samuel B. Griffith. ... Charles XIV John (Swedish: Carl XIV Johan), born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (January 26, 1763 â€“ March 8, 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl III Johan) from 1818 until his death. ...

Tacticus conquered a large area of the Discworld, both around the base city of Ankh-Morpork and well into the hubward continent of Klatch. At one point, the far-flung city of Genua, having run out of royalty of their own, asked Ankh-Morpork for a Duke. Tacticus was made a Duke and sent there. Immediately upon becoming a Genuan citizen, he evaluated the military threats posed by other nations, and declared war on Ankh-Morpork. In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, Klatch is both a country and a continent. ... Genua is a fictional city from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...

When Vimes got a copy of Tacticus' autobiography from the Librarian, he formulated a very Vimes-like opinion as to why history did not particularly like Tacticus (because he didn't get a huge number of his men killed out of his own arrogance and incompetence). Snippets of Tacticus advice turns up in various Discworld chronicles, and it can be gathered that he was a very realistic general (The section of his autobiography entitled "What to Do When One Army Occupies a Well-Fortified Fortress on Superior Ground and the Other Does Not" begins with the sentence "Endeavour to be the one inside.") Sam Vimes is a fictional policeman from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

In Jingo his name is given as Gen. A. Tacticus. In Wintersmith, however, his first name is given as Callus. Jingo is a novel by Terry Pratchett, one of his phenomenally popular Discworld series. ... Wintersmith is the title of the third Tiffany Aching novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, due to be published 28th September 2006. ...

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