The Black Scorched, ravaged Europe, and the great cities were destroyed.

Survivors flooded north where Viking longboats varied them to the new world.

As the trail of refugees grew, so too did the ships, and soon massive, multi-debt Viking

galleys trolled the wine dark seas, building medieval cities along every coast.

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In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte took an army to Egypt.

It was a bold and audacious move from a general who made a reputation pulling bold and

audacious moves.

But why Egypt?

Why would the French be willing to go on such a costly and risky military adventure, so

soon after signing a historic treaty that had ended a multi-front war?

Why roll the dice?

Well, it turns out the expedition was all part of a grand strategy to economically cripple

France's most implacable enemy, the British, by cutting off their main trade route to

India.

When an invasion of Britain itself was judged to be unlikely to succeed, Napoleon decided

that striking Egypt would be easier.

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