Louvre, Napoleon and jewelry
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A unique diamond brooch once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte — and said to have been retrieved from the chaos of the Battle of Waterloo — will go under the hammer for the first time this November.
Diamond jewel abandoned by Napoleon at Battle of Waterloo to go up for sale - The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind by Napoleon Bonaparte after he fled Waterloo’s battlefield to return to Paris.
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Napoleon's Egypt Campaign Mapped
This episode retraces Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign through the lens of Google Earth, following the 1798 expedition that aimed to strike at British interests and uncover the ancient world. We map the French army’s route from Alexandria to Cairo,
Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.
Nordic Adventure ‘Operation Napoleon – Tears of the Wolf’ Boarded by Beta Cinema Ahead of AFM Launch
Tears of the Wolf,” a sequel to hit Nordic adventure “Operation Napoleon,” which sold to more than 40 countries, including the U.S., where Magnolia released it. Beta will launch sales at the American Film Market in Los Angeles.