Napoleon started ... Greek, Roman, and Egyptian designs were interwoven to create objects of unprecedented sophistication and breathtaking beauty. The new Empire style was a triumph in Paris ...

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

"I place Alexander in the first rank," Napoleon told Bourrienne ... Carthage in present day Tunisia who wreaked havoc on the Roman Empire. Arguably his greatest conquest came during the Battle ...