Posted in Ancient History, Art, History, The Middle East, World History, tagged Egypt, Jean-Leon Gerome, Napoleon, Sphinx on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte changed history. In 1868, Jean-Leon Gerome showed us why.
Bonaparte Before the Sphinx, by Jean-Leon Gerome
Few figures in history are more controversial than Napoleon. In his scholarly work “Napoleon: For and Against”, Pieter Geyl, a highly regarded academic historian, characterizes the litany of debates concerning this key figure over the past two [...]
Posted in Ancient History, The Middle East, World History, tagged A First History for Adults, David Roberts, Egypt, Napoleon on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Installment four of A First History for Adults, Ancient history. begins October 8th. In preparation for this exciting course–and, of course, to entice you to register–I’ll be posting a number of pieces related to its themes.
Among the stories concerning the uncovering of the distant past, none is more fascinating than that of Napoleon’s expedition to [...]
Posted in Ancient History, History, History for Adults, tagged A First History for Adults on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Due to the rigors of initiating a new school year with a vastly expanded group of homeschooling students using two parallel product lines, to which was added the severe inconvenience of having to leave home to avoid Hurricane Ike (and then the return to huge loads of yard work–and still no power!), I have yet [...]
