Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology
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Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology
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Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 1999
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30
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Why does modern Egyptology begin with Napoleon? How was Egypt studied before he and his army arrived with 150 scientists in tow in 1798? How did the monumental "Description de l'Egypte" that Bonaparte's savants produced become the benchmark for all future publications in the field?
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