I know we're not all fans of him for giving equal rights to jews among other things but I find his life fascinating.
Won 60 or so battles.
Crowned himself emperor.
Crossed the alps in his 20s and conquered northern Italy.
Conquered Egypt and brought back the Rosetta stone. French influence didn't last there long though.
Conquered most of Europe in his 30s.
Exiled twice to islands escaping one and amassing an army on his south to north march to Paris. Scared the current govt so bad they fled and didn't lock the doors.
He did fuck up a lot of stuff too.
Chasing after a dynasty in his name using his relatives that weren't up to task.
Letting his first wife sleep around.
Going back on some of his early ideals.
Leaving important military battles to less qualified generals.
__47__ 2 points 6 hours ago
Fantastic information! Thanks for all the links too. This was a basic biography and didn't delve as deep.