Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, ...

From a relatively humble background, he rose to become master of Europe. How did Napoleon Bonaparte rise from unknown artillery officer to become 'Master of Europe'? Born into a modest family in ...

We barrel through Napoleon’s rise from artillery commander to his coronation as emperor, which he pursues in part to shake off his reputation as a “Corsican thug.” Scott’s film charts ...

Joaquin Phoenix is oddly mesmerizing as the French emperor in Ridley Scott’s historical epic charting his rise and ruin. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

This story may contain spoilers for "Napoleon." The controversial life of one of the world's most infamous military leaders will unfold on the big screen when Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" hits ...

“Napoleon” lands somewhere in between ... whose fearsome strategic prowess on the battlefield brought about his rise at the turbulent end of the 18th century, becoming France’s emperor ...

The official synopsis for the movie says it is a “spectacle-filled action epic” about Napoleon’s unparalleled rise to power until his death in 1821 at age 51. “The film captures Bonaparte ...

Another sword, which Napoleon carried into the Battle of Marengo in 1800, went for $6.4 million in 2007, a record price for a weapon sold at auction, according to Artnet’s Richard Whiddington.