Caption: "Napoleon Bonaparte before the sphinx during the French Campaign in Egypt painted by Jean-Léon Gérôme." The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) was Napoleon's campaign to protect French trade interests, undermine Britain's access to In
Caption: "Napoleon Bonaparte before the sphinx during the French Campaign in Egypt painted by Jean-Léon Gérôme." The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) was Napoleon's campaign to protect French trade interests, undermine Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. Despite many decisive victories and an initially successful expedition into Syria, Napoleon and his Armée d'Orient were eventually forced to withdraw, after sowing political disharmony in France, conflict in Europe, and suffering the defeat of the supporting French fleet at the Battle of the Nile. Although popular legend blames Napoleon and his troops for having shot the nose off the Great Sphinx, in fact this story just isn't true. The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the west bank of the Nile. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 241 feet long, 63 feet wide, 66 feet high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra (2558-2532 BC).
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