Robespierre and the Reign of Terror

Beneath the streets of Paris, France, are the bones of more than 6 million people in what's known as the Paris Catacombs.

When Napoleon invades Russia in 1812, an unexpected adversary brings ruin to his troops.

See why this device was a preferred form of legal execution.

In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte seized control of the French government in a matter of days.