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[Anonymous No.15665650]

What did he read?

[Anonymous No.15665666]

>>15665650
The Sorrows of young Werther

[Anonymous No.15665668]

>>15665650
He must've read Plutarch's Lives as he was so obsessed with Caesar and Alexander.

[Anonymous No.15666164]

>>15665666
CHECKED AND KEK'D

[Anonymous No.15666213]

>>15665650
Machiavelli, means justify the end is what Napoleon wrote in his book, that quote appears nowhere in The Prince

[Anonymous No.15666222]

>>15665650
Mostly history, especially classical and military history and expected his soldiers to do the same.
As the other anon said, he idolized Julius Caesar and Alexander and he hoped to become the new Alexander, which he did and even left behind.

[Anonymous No.15666254]

>>15666222
I don't think he left Alexander behind or had more merit, Napoleon is great but compared to Alexander he is a loser

[Anonymous No.15666281]

>>15666164
?
he actually did

[Anonymous No.15666289]

War & Peace

[Anonymous No.15666316]

>>15666254

> Alexander did not invent or improve war strategies or politics at all. The Macedonian phalanx and imperial plans were invented by his father Philip who died very young before initiating them.

> Napoleon made himself emperor only on the basis of his abilities, Alexander was born a prince and inherited the army from his father, who did all the work, the Macedonian phalanx strategy was never altered, and if Alexander had not died he could have conquered the world, but not for his military capabilities.

> Alexander did not have a Cannas like Hannibal or an Austerlitz like Napoleon. The phalanx that Philip invented destroyed every army that crossed it's path, and his enemies did not change their strategy at all, the Persians did not even think of attacking Alexander in any other direction than from the front, warfare was not very advanced at the time. His victories did not demonstrate military genius, altough he was an excellent diplomat.

> At Alexander's death his legacy was void, while Napoleon laid the foundations for the French Revolution in Europe and its civil and commercial codes remain in force around the world.

[Anonymous No.15666414]

>>15666222
Let this be a lesson to you all to read the greeks if you plan to conquer a continent

also blessed digits

[Anonymous No.15666432]

>>15665650
If I remember, lots of history, especially in his youth.

[Anonymous No.15666453]

He loved Ossian

[Anonymous No.15666506]

>>15665650
damn I can see why Napoleon preferred Ingres as his portrait painter lol

[Anonymous No.15668062]

>>15666316
Irrefutable and based take.

[Anonymous No.15668075]

>>15665650
al-Qur'an

[Anonymous No.15668255]

>>15666222 is wrong.
I read the Memorial of Saint-Helena, and Napoleon says to his confidant that he most enjoyed reading Laurence Sterne in his youth. This is not surprising, because he himself was an accomplished romance writer as seen in his novella, Clisson et Eugénie.
He was an avid reader in general, and during his youth, would spend most of his time consuming books, whenever he wasn't attending Paris' École militaire. He had an extensive knowledge of classical, medieval, and modern history, as shown in the letter he wrote to George IV of England in 1815, where he referenced Themistocles' exile in Achaemenid Persia. He was extremely well-versed in both classical and modern philosophy, having read the Greeks, 17th century European thinkers, and 18th century French philosophes. His favourite modern thinker was Rousseau.

[Anonymous No.15668348]

>>15666316
alexander's only long lasting legacy is the translation of the bible into koine greek, which he himself had nothing to do with personally

[Anonymous No.15668369]

this is retarded, alexander's conquests literally laid the foundation for the western world by Hellenising the fuck out of his conquered lands.

marching an army thousands of miles around the ancient world is a work of logistical genius

"they didn't know not to attack from the front" is flat out wrong and doubly retarded. just like napolean he deserves enormous credit for positioning so that his weaknesses could not be exploited

[Anonymous No.15668432]

>>15668369
>marching an army thousands of miles around the ancient world is a work of logistical genius
>yo these niggas got food get it
>genius

[Anonymous No.15668496]

>>15666222
You have to include Fredrick and Adolphus too. Napoleon was also a known pragmatist when it came to doctrine, and he idolized the early modern greats just as much in terms of actualization.

[Anonymous No.15668533]

>>15665650
It is said that during his studies he read ancient philophists and historians, especially anything that was about Alexander the Great. Other students were making fun of him for it while they partied, he studied the blade.
>>15666281
>>15666164
>>15665666
Napoleon met Goethe once. Goethe was Napoleon's fan. Napoleon was Goethe's fan. They were nerding out about each other.
>>15666254
Unlike Alexander Napoleon fought nations that weren't on their death bed and could muster large and powerful enough armies. And other way around. After Leipzig Napoleon fought them in France and was winning with fresh recruits, some of which didn't know how to fire a gun, against many times larger armies. Winning so hard that the Prussians decided only way to win Is to fuck it, ignore him and march into Paris.
Both Alexander and Napoleon were known for their feats of bravery on battlefield, however I'd say that the battlefield of 19th century was far more dangerous. Another thing is the fact that Alexander had everything made by his father and he just used it. Napoleon came from nothing, for a while he was homeless and had to wear shoes of paper. That is the greatness of Napoleon, from rags to riches. Just to lose it all. Ancient tragedy in real life.
However Alexander is greater in the sence of his legend which inspired all the great men that came after him. First triumvirate was basically competition to become the next Alexander. Napoleon is legend in the sence that his acts lead to Spring of Nations, creating borders of many european countries as we know today.

[Anonymous No.15668585]

[Anonymous No.15668597]

>>15668585
After midnight? I'd hit it.

[Anonymous No.15668609]

>>15668585
The superior version.

[Anonymous No.15668936]

>>15665650
He read the prince and wrote a commentary on it, the republic, had the koran translated during his expedition in egypt and he read the sorrows of young werther 7 times. Idk about the other books he read.

[Anonymous No.15669232]

>>15665650
I know he read the Ossian poems.

[Anonymous No.15669477]

>>15665650
Biographies of great leaders. Ceasar his favourite.

[Anonymous No.15669680]

>>15669477
I find it funny how men back in the Enlightenment era read Classics religiously

And not just for education, but like in a fanboy kind of way as well, idolizing Caesar anf Alexander like söyboys idolize Vader and Jon Snow in modern times

[Anonymous No.15669797]

>>15665650
Hegel
also he conceptualized Nietzsche before he was even born

[Anonymous No.15670493]

>>15666316
You'd have loved being born in those times to ride his tiny Corsican dick wouldn't you faggot? God I beet you have recurrent dreams about being a French soldier in a battle against Blücher and your idol Napoleon himself comes and instructs you how to use your rifle because you are too inept then he proceeds to pin you down in the mud of the battlefield and tear your tight asshole

[Anonymous No.15670716]

>>15668255
>Says it's wrong
>Proceeds to show said post is right

Naps loved novellas but still preferred history long time.

"Reading history made me immediately feel capable of reaching the same heights as the men we placed at the top of our annals." Napoleon to the Marquis de Caulaincourt.

There is no doubt that he was such an early reader that it caused surprise; soon fond of history and biographies. Letizia told a minister that her son “never participated in the entertainment of children his age, he avoided them; She found a space on the third floor of the house, where she remained alone and did not go down very often, sometimes not even to eat with her family. Up there I was constantly reading, especially history books.

... Surprisingly for someone who adored classical history, she had difficulties with Latin. Napoleon also excelled in geography.

.... His constant references to classical history were meant to make his soldiers feel that their lives - and eventually his death in battle - mattered, and that they were an integral part of a larger whole that would resonate in history. from France.

[Anonymous No.15670759]

>>15670716
>she
it's a 'he' in those, sorry not sorry

All of those are from the Roberts biography on him

[Anonymous No.15670792]

>>15670759
Misgendering the greatest man in history
Fag

[Anonymous No.15670824]

>>15670792
>fixed

"Reading history made me immediately feel capable of reaching the same heights as the men we placed at the top of our annals." Napoleon to the Marquis de Caulaincourt.

There is no doubt that he was such an early reader that it caused surprise; soon fond of history and biographies. Letizia told a minister that her son “never participated in the entertainment of children his age, he avoided them; he found a space on the third floor of the house, where he remained alone and did not go down very often, sometimes not even to eat with his family. "Up there I was constantly reading, especially history books."

... Surprisingly for someone who adored classical history, he had difficulties with Latin. Napoleon also excelled in geography.

.... His constant references to classical history were meant to make his soldiers feel that their lives - and eventually their death in battle - mattered, and that they were an integral part of a larger whole that would resonate in France history.

[Anonymous No.15670938]

>>15668369
>alexander's conquests literally laid the foundation for the western world by Hellenising the fuck out of his conquered lands.

What the fuck are you on? Does Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Egypt, Persia or Afghanistan look western to you?
The day after he died is like none of his empire had happened as his generals tore it apart
Biggest acomplishment on Alexander was to inspire future men more capable than him to imitate his conquests.

>>15668369
>marching an army thousands of miles around the ancient world is a work of logistical genius

Seriously what the fuck are you on?