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Arthro-Pod EP 87: Napoleon versus Insects Part 2
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English - April 29, 2021 15:17 - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education entomology insects bugs pest management Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Hello everyone and welcome back to Arthro-Pod! On today's show, we enter Egypt in part two of our four part series on the history of insects messing with Napoleon. This one has it all, imperialism, plague, war, and intriguing ideas on the origins of issues with the Black Death. Tune in to learn more!
Map of Ottoman Egypt and Syria, showing cities where major events happened during the French Invasion. From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd (1926). Via wikimedia, in the public domain.The Battle of the Pyramids (1808) by Louis-François Lejeune, who was a French general, painter, and lithographer. While Lejeune was not present at the battle and the painting is stylized, his military training informs many aspects of the piece, including the accurate depiction of the French square and the far distance to the pyramids, which were often made to appear much closer by other painters. Via wikimedia, in the public domain.
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