Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign was designed to weaken British power and expand French influence. Instead, it isolated his army thousands of miles from support. The Battle of Aboukir offered a rare ...

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 ...

The Cairo revolt was bloody - and Napoleon made it bloodier. What began as a dream of Enlightenment in Egypt turned into a ...

American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution ...

The general -- The geometer and the chemist -- The inventor -- The institute -- The engineers -- The doctors -- The mathematician -- The artist -- The naturalist -- The zoologist -- The stone -- The ...

Part two of Napoleon in Egypt, rejoining the campaign as he faces imminent attack by a huge Ottoman army... but decides to take the fight to them.

In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

It's been a year since Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" debuted. It earned three Oscar nominations, including for visual effects and costumes. The film had epic battles and sulky moments from Joaquin Phoenix ...