General Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as a crusader, tyrant, and initiator of a series of wars. But one of his lesser-known offenses — abandoning a crew of scholars and scientists in Egypt — led to ...
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage. By Becky Ferreira As Ridley ...
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The Egypt Campaign That Nearly Ended Napoleon
He marched into Egypt chasing empire—but what Napoleon found was disaster at sea, resistance on land, and a legacy far different from the one he planned.
In his quest to conquer the Orient in the late 1700s, Napoleon Bonaparte led the French army into Egypt, hoping to wrest its valuable resources from the British and pave the way east. He took with him ...
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