Yes the battle was some 10 miles away I believe, I love the quote and yes a morale booster for the soldiers.

The legend goes that he did indeed say it in Egypt, supposedly upon sighting the Pyramids. But there's debate over whether the battle actually took place that close to them (not least because, as far as I know [I'm not an expert on the matter] there is no damage to the Pyramids from the battle). I've heard speculation that the battle of the Pyramids was actually quite some miles away.

Whether true or not, though, I don't really mind - I think the quote has a beauty that transcends the truth of the circumstances of its utterance. It captures a weight borne down by a thousand generations prior, I think. There is both a humbling element to it in how insignificant their deeds are against the overwhelming expanse of time, but there's also a morale-raising element to it that if they do something great this day, they will join that 40,000 year chorus and march into immortality.

And they did. We still talk about them just as we talk about the Pyramids.

I think napoleon said this in Egypt, maybe before the battle of the Pyramids but I am not sure.

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Thank you! I'm happy you like it.

IT looks good.
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Thank you! Yes, I agree! I might try to take another one if I get a battle with the Pyramids. :)

Awesome pic, it would be even better with pyramid in background since Napoleon sad that while looking at pyramids

I say in the artwork description: LME4, but the image is edited a little bit to strengthen colours and add the quote too. :)