portrait of Napoleon

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- p3 B/ p% D# O! QLike most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.
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# Z( f( l4 u2 J+ ?, F! h: L[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
5 f. j/ L. s" C2 v2 @6 x, c 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
9 P& T5 x6 T# w& W: t有'呸傷'
4 B$ o# `6 F! \2 y7 o即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british