Director Ridley Scott is not a historian and presumably wants to entertain rather than to enlighten. But the problem of ...

When General Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in July 1798, he didn't just bring tens of thousands of soldiers, he also recruited over 150 scientists, known as savants, to accompany him.

From its origins in gambling, to a canvas for artists and political expression, tarot went through one last transformation in ...

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 ...

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 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, General Napoleon Bonaparte led a French expedition to Egypt. The plan was to conquer the wealthy province and deal a major blow to British interests ...

Although the Egyptian campaign was a military disaster, Napoleon was able to exploit the French people's fascination with the mysterious country to his advantage. He used the press to keep the ...

The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers, while he was campaigning in Egypt, according to The British Museum. The stone was found built into an ancient wall near ...

In 1994, a terrorist bombing killed more than 20 people on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2003, Pope John Paul II beatified ...

Pursued by Nelson, Napoleon was defeated, and in 1801 the terms of the Treaty of Alexandria, signed by the French, British and Egyptian generals, included the handing over of antiquities - and the ...

Napoleon Abueva, also known as Napoleon Veloso Abueva, was a Filipino sculptor celebrated for his contributions to modern Philippine sculpture. He worked with a variety of materials including hard ...