D'Alésia à Rome. L'aventure archéologique de Napoléon III. Archéologie but also of nature or

but also of nature or the events of the time

He had a lifelong passion for archaeology

and his wife Octavia

Over the centuries

D'Alésia à Rome. L'aventure archéologique de Napoléon III. Archéologie but also of nature orWhile 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,