Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Napoleon Bonaparte hoped to follow up his brilliant victories over Austria and Prussia with another decisive victory over the ...

Born on the island of Corsica in 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte came to prominence as a brilliant military commander during the ...

The tomb is very close to the chapel of the ... the sister of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Starting Saturday, they will share their final resting place with Pope Francis.

For example, many people believe that King Tutankhamun's tomb contained a curse ... felt compelled to step in and let them know that Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't actually short; he was probably ...

Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

Today he lies in a grand, colossal tomb in the heart of Paris ... that the tombstone be inscribed “Napoleon,” but the British refused unless “Bonaparte” was added. Thus, the stone remained ...

He died in captivity in Valence, France, after being kidnapped by Napoleon Bonaparte, and he was buried ... The pope will be buried in a simple underground tomb prepared “without particular ...

It’s a city where students have marched in the streets to save two Picasso paintings from sale. It boasts the world’s oldest ...

Family-owned tavernas, gelaterias and spiritual encounters reveal a different side to this Greek tourist hotspot.

Since 1864, the street has borne the name of Louis Visconti (1791-1853), the architect of Emperor Napoleon I's tomb at Les Invalides ... the intersection with Rue Bonaparte.

Yet this was no luxurious family tomb, as might have been expected ... didn’t begin in earnest until Napoleon Bonaparte invaded at the turn of the 19th century and French scholars collected ...