In "Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt," Nina Burleigh looks at the corps of 150 Parisian artists and scientists, naturalists and physicists who also traveled with the troops ...

PLUNDER Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast By Cynthia Saltzman. On Aug. 10, 1793, France’s revolutionary government brought into being one of the crowning projects of the Enlightenment ...

Napoleon’s legacy, I would suggest, should be understood more in terms of his political ambitions, his commitment to certain political ideals, and his insatiable dream of empire.

Napoleon’s conquest of Italy led to a copyright-fueled opera boom. by Danielle Kurtzleben. Oct 24, 2014, 3:00 PM UTC “I have come to conquer your country.

In 1812, Napoleon took the greatest risk of his military career. His conquest of continental Europe had resulted in every major power having been defeated by his military might.

Napoleon’s slithery courtship of Joséphine and ensuing battle of domestic wits call to mind the firelit power plays of ... Joséphine is Napoleon’s most meaningful and elusive conquest, ...

After a coup d'etat of the French government in 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte began his conquest of Europe. By 1804, Bonaparte had made himself the emperor of France and was quickly amassing power.

Considering Napoleon Bonaparte was a tactical genius who gained the throne of Europe through conquest, Scott observes, “That influence can be great or it can be deadly.” Ridley Scott's ...