Napoleon's Cleopatra - Extra History #shorts

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Artist: Ali R Thome I Writer: Robert Rath I Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol

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[extrahistory]

Pauline Foures was really just living her best life!

[thatalchemistlady]

I like how they never considered the language barrier until they were there.

[whitestarchaps]

“Sir, the Egyptians don’t speak French…”
“There is nothing we can do…”

[langytangy]

I think we just saw the only winner from this military campaign

[_LeMoth_]

If Napoleon was expecting to find anyone that looked cleopatra-like in Egypt he was around 1000 years late.

[enigmence]

“Napoleon, your wife is cheating on you. What do we do?!”

“There is nothing we can do…”

[ExistL]

The fact the Egyptian woman actually said “I don’t speak French” in Arabic is a cool detail

[lampshade]

Napoleon and his men were the 1800's equivalent, of Redditors wanting to go to Japan to find a waifu gf.

[The_Archivist_]

Just think though, Napoleon ruined that guys life

[weefweef]

That poor dude's life was ruined because Julius Caesar boned Cleopatra

[crunchiebubbless]

if yall wondering what the Egyptian woman said..
she said "انا لا اتكلم بالفرنسية" (it was written in reverse and seperated, so it was hard for me to read)
which means:
"I don't speak French"
ik theres no need to tell u, but no one said it...
*the more yk*
Edit: turns out i spelt it wrong ty for the people who helped out in the replies 🫂

[lowqualitycontent]

I now have this video memorized because I dropped my phone behind my washing machine while it was playing on loop at full volume.

[Soliman]

If anyone's wondering, the Arabic script written is reversed (probably because the animation software doesn't recognize Arabic language), and it says "I don't speak French"

[Angel_dust_fan]

Man why is history fun all of a sudden

[JP-rfrr]

*cheats on her husband and when caught is the one to throw drinks and demands a divorce* ...

[Anonymous-]

>has an affair with Napoleon
>becomes a famous author and painter
>make a fortune off of wood from Brazil
>cross-dresses
>lives in a house full of monkeys
>regrets nothing
>dies

[andrewklang]

18th century military uniforms look REALLY good on women.

[garcalej]

The way Boney treated his subordinates, it’s a mystery why none ever took it upon themselves to roll a grenade into his tent….

[yankychannels]

What’s funny about this is Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian she was Greek, so if they want someone who looked like Cleopatra, they’re in the wrong spot

[timswabb]

Fourès wore a military uniform before she met Napoleon, because wives were not allowed on the expedition. She maintained her disguise for 54 days. So she was one of very few available French women in Egypt.