Napoleon Bonaparte
French emperor + general
French military and political leader (1769-1821).
Not actually short — about 5'7", average for the era; the legend comes from British propaganda. Rose through the Revolution's chaos, snatched the crown from the Pope's hands to crown himself Emperor, dominated Europe with brilliant battles. Lost his army in Russia, his throne at Waterloo, and died exiled on Saint Helena.
Famous for
- Napoleonic Code (civil law system used in many countries)
- Battles of Austerlitz + Waterloo
- Crowned himself Emperor (1804)
- Continental System + Napoleonic Wars
In Rubicon
Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Napoleon Bonaparte is filed under History & Civilization, and is strongest at History & Civilization.
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- Julius Caesar — Roman dictator + general
- Abraham Lincoln — 16th US president
- Tutankhamun — Boy pharaoh of Egypt
- Hammurabi — First written law code
- Marcus Tullius Cicero — Roman orator + statesman
- Justinian I — Byzantine emperor + Justinian Code