He combined qualities that made him appear almost superhuman to his contemporaries: his longevity, his ambition, his extraordinary skills at organization, his battlefield acumen and his political perspicacity.
Он сочетал в себе качества, которые делали его в глазах современников почти сверхчеловеком: долголетие, амбиции, незаурядные организаторские способности, проницательность в бою и политическую прозорливость.