Napoleon Bonaparte Died On May 5, 1821, On Saint Helena, United Kingdom.
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony Was Originally Named Bonaparte And Dedicated To Him.
But When He Learned That Napoleon Crowned Himself Emperor,
He Was So Angered That He Scratched The Name Off The Title Page With Such Vehemence That It Tore A Hole.
Naploeon's First Wife, Josephine Bonaparte, Narrowly Avoided The Guillotine.
The Cause Of Napoleon's Death Remains A Mystery.
Napoleon Disguised Himself And Walked The Streets To Observe The People.
Napoleon Crowned Himself As The Emperor Of France.
Napoleon Crossing The Alps Is The Most Famous Painting Of Napoleon.
Julius Caesar Was Born In July
100 BC And Named Gaius Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar Was A Prolific Writer And Dabbled In Poetry.
Conqueror of Gaul, Julius Caesar, (58-50 BCE).
Julius Caesar Was Assassinated On March 15, 44 BC By A Group Of Senators Led By Brutus And Cassius.
Caesars Famous Last Words Were Et Tu, Brute? (you too, Brutus?) After Being Stabbed By His Dear Friend Marcus Junius Brutus.
Julius Caesar Bears The Title Of Rome's Greatest General As He Conquered All Of Europe, Egypt And Saudi Arabia.
Julius Caesar Became Dictator Of Rome In 49 BC After Defeating Pompey In A Civil War.
Julius Caesar Was A Brilliant Military General
And Statesman. He Conquered Gaul And Invaded Britain Twice.
Julius Caesar Had A Fear Of Cats, Also Known As Ailurophobia.
Alexander the Great Survived Many Deadly Wounds.
Because Alexander Led His Army From The Front, He Diced With Death Many Times
During His Military Campaigns. At The Granicus River For Instance, His Life
Was Only Saved By The Intervention Of Cleitus The Black,
Who Managed To Cut Off A Persian's Arm Before He Dealt A Lethal Blow
To Alexander With His Scimitar.
Alexander the Great Was Born In 356 BCE In Pella, Macedonia.
Alexander the Great Laid The Foundations For The Hellenistic World Of Territorial Kingdoms.
Alexander the Great Was Also Ruthless, Dictatorial, And Ambitious To The Point Of Regarding Himself As Divine.
In 15 years Of Conquest, Alexander Never Lost A Battle.
Alexander the Great Was Tutored By Aristotle And Loved The Iliad By Homer.
Alexander the Great Was Never Defeated In Battle And Named Over 70 Cities After Himself.
Genghis Khan Is Infamous For Slaughtering The Entire Populations Of Cities And Destroying
Fields And Irrigation Systems But Admired For His Military Brilliance And Ability To Learn.
Genghis Kahn Was Responsible For The Deaths Of As Many As 40 Million People.
There Is No Artwork Of Genghis Khan From His Lifetime.
One In 200 Men Today Are Direct Descendants Of Genghis Khan.
Some of Genghis Khan's Most Trusted Generals Were Former Enemies.
Genghis Kahn's Grave Site Is Unknown And Unmarked.
Genghis Khan's Birth Name Was Temujin, Which Was The Name Of
A Powerful Warlord Defeated By His Chieftain Father, Yesugei.
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