At the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), Napoleon recognized a topographical feature known as the “Sunken Road” from a military exercise held several years earlier in the same location.
Renaissance
From the Age of Discoveries through seismic Napoleonic campaigns
The crisis extended throughout the entire Mediterranean world, as famine, war, and general insecurity led to a surge in piracy and armed conflicts.
At the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), Napoleon recognized a topographical feature known as the “Sunken Road” from a military exercise held several years earlier in the same location.
The crisis extended throughout the entire Mediterranean world, as famine, war, and general insecurity led to a surge in piracy and armed conflicts.