• Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Napoleonic Wars

  • Oct 8 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
  • Podcast

Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Napoleonic Wars

  • Summary

    • How did Georgia, with its unique language, survive sandwiched among empires?

    • Georgian histography and the origins of the Georgian language

    • How has the perception of Napoleon change over time

    • Is history fake?

    • Did Napoleon only eat one meal at the academy so that he could afford to buy himself books?

    • Napoleon, Jørgen Jørgensen, Mehmet Ali (Albanian founder of modern Egypt): the charisma and power of the outsider

    • Mamluks and the prominent roles of Georgians, their continued involvement with Georgia and how their nepotistic preference for Georgian slaves generated demand for Georgian captives

    • Georgian cuisine

    • What is most striking thing about living in Louisiana?

    • The role of Great Men in history

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