Napoleon

[Hussar]

Recently i discussed about an historical phase of European history. Since i know how deep can be the GAP between different historiographic schools (on politic, national base), then i'd like to ask a simple question to the members of Apricity.

Obvioulsly a real, deep answer would be too complex for an internet social forum (nobody spends more than 5 minutes to write a post), but i'd like a powerfull synthesis of your feelings on the subject.

Your historical judment on NAPOLEON (and everything connected to his politics etc.)


It's to satisfy a personal curiousity.........

[Loddfafner]

Napoleon's legal innovations simplified European law. These were kept in place even after he was run out of the lands he conquered.

Napoleon destroyed numerous major European monuments. On the other hand he forced many other monarchs to become more accountable to their subjects.

He belongs in the same historical box of disruptive figures as Hitler. Or vice versa.

[Hussar]

..............He belongs in the same historical box of disruptive figures as Hitler. Or vice versa.

hmmmm.......this is the most inteesting part.


Are you american, right ?

[Crux]

Napoleon did a lot for the Slovenians and we would most likely not be where we are if it wasn't for him. Our nation thinks very highly of Napoleon as do I. Ilirija vstani : ) !

[Hussar]

Napoleon did a lot for the Slovenians and we would most likely not be where we are if it wasn't for him. Our nation thinks very highly of Napoleon as do I. Ilirija vstani : ) !

What he did for you ?

[Wulfhere]

Napoleon tried to invade the British Isles and impose his French tyranny on us. He was a vile, jumped-up little prick.

[Gooding]

Napoleon did much to stabilize Europe, but the little bastard sold Louisiana..
I'm pretty ambivalent about this Corsican general.

[Wulfhere]

Q. Can Napoleon truly be considered to be a Frenchman?
A. Course 'e can!

[Hussar]

Q. Can Napoleon truly be considered to be a Frenchman?
A. Course 'e can!

Astonishing. Your culture and intelligence.

[antonio]

I think that Napoleon was good for ones and bad for others. In Spain were still paying with mental-underdevelopment our angry refusal to be converted in a highly privileged appendix of France...just for defending the throne rights of the Spanish Borbons, French dinasty founded by a nephew of Louis XIV which had ruled our kingdom from the start of times: a century before, to be more specific.

The crimes commited by his soldiers where at a high percentage direct consequence of the savage and ruthless undeclared war (guerrilla) mantained by specific "talibanic" sectors of Spanish population.

And if you want to know for my personal and subjective opinion: I admire him and lament how far away are current EU burocrats from his undeniable grandeur.