Posted AT 3:32 AM EST on 27/08/07
Is Napoleon's death mask a masquerade?
LONDON — He is one of history's most controversial figures. To his detractors he was the anti-Christ. To his supporters he gave birth to modern Western civilization. But 186 years after his death, scholars are finding more to argue about than his legacy. They can't even decide on his appearance, let alone the location of his remains or the circumstances of his death.
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