In Athens, ten generals were appointed, one from each tribe. Their job was to lead in war, however the Assembly often gave them important non-military matters to implement as they did not trust their randomly selected councilors to be reliably capable of doing major direction.
Datis and Artaphernes, the generals appointed by Persian king Darius I to command the punative expedition against Athens and Eritea.
Each of the ten Athenian tribes elected a general. It was an annual appointment, so there ware thousands of them over time.
It was nothing like it - they were not a board, but rather 10 field commanders, one appointed by each tribe in Athens, who led forces on land and sea as operations required.
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As the US Civil War unfolded, the US army was small and did not have many generals. In order to command all the Union recruits, new generals had to be appointed. In 1861, Lincoln appointed one hundred and twenty six generals.
At the beginning of the US Civil War, President Lincoln appointed generals for political reasons, not based on military experience.
Sparta lead generals were Eurybiades and Pausanias. Athens lead generals were Miltiades. Themistocles, Xanthippos. Cimon.
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military commander(s). the details of the origins and appointment of generals in early Athens are not at all clear
They commanded the army and the navy. There were 10, one appointed from each tribe. As they were held to be more reliable than the political office-bearers, they were often given political tasks to implement by the assembly of the people when it made significant decisions.
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