NAPOLEON AND HIS ARMY

NAPOLEON AND HIS ARMY

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Crowning of Napoleon as Emperor


In 1804, there was a most important coronation in the history of France.
It was the moment of Napoleon became the Emperor in France.
Napoleon's soldier life in France to the Emperor in France.
That day would be Napoleon's greatest day in his life.
In 1799,when Napoleon took out the corrupt government and seized the power, he earned the title of First Consul.
First Consul was the idea from Roman and the civil code was from Roman law too.As you can see, when he became the emperor of France, he adapted many customs from old Rome.
Anyway, five years after Napoleon took the power over France, he crowned himself Emperor.
Many European monarchs were relieved by this act and so as the poor and starving citizens.
After, Napoleon positioned to the Emperor, he was tyrant than any of the rurlers of the ancien rigime(France before revolution).
However, Napoleon setted up the new laws for the citizens called The Civil Code, improved the study of art by establish museums, established universities and school, and kept the price of food low.

"I order you to have fun"
-Napoleon Bonaparte

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