D'Alésia à Rome. L'aventure archéologique de Napoléon III. Archéologie He had a lifelong passion

He had a lifelong passion for archaeology

National Archaeological Museum

Enigmatic and silent

but also of nature or the events of the time

D'Alésia à Rome. L'aventure archéologique de Napoléon III. Archéologie He had a lifelong passionWhile writing the History of Julius Caesar, Napoleon III wanted to conduct scientific research and gather tangible evidence of the genius of the Imperator, whom he saw as a providential man, a reformer and a conqueror. To this end, the French Emperor launched a veritable archaeological program in 1861 across Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Orient. This highly political project, drawing on the scholarly world and mobilizing soldiers, prefects,