Napoleon Bonaparte brought engineers, architects, and scientists when he invaded Egypt. In three stages, these "savants" meticulously illustrated the ruins of ancient Egypt. Their scientific approach ...

When Napoleon invaded Egypt, he brought dozens of scientists with him. Astronomers, mathematicians, and naturalists spent three years studying the country. Napoleon's invasion failed, but it 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 ...

2007-09-09T22:00:18-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2f3/199833-m.jpgJuan Cole talked about his book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, published by ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A brash young Western leader, fresh off a traumatic national crisis, ...

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 ...