What does nor and relise under someone in this sentence mean?
I don't understand this phrase at all,are these typos?
For example,
"Long before the ancient Egyptians tried to conquer the desert. But the construction of a waterway failed; the canal silted up. Nor was this ambitious project realized under Napoleon. His surveyors, after making some miscalculations, deemed the project unfeasible."

Is "nor" in this context mean, the construction of a waterway was not ambitious project that made Napolean realize???

Thank you

Question

What does nor and relise under someone in this sentence mean?
I don't understand this phrase at all,are these typos?
For example,
"Long before the ancient Egyptians tried to conquer the desert. But the construction of a waterway failed; the canal silted up. Nor was this ambitious project realized under Napoleon. His surveyors, after making some miscalculations, deemed the project unfeasible."

Is "nor" in this context mean, the construction of a waterway was not ambitious project that made Napolean realize???

Thank you

Answer

In English, the pattern of NEITHER ... NOR is pretty common.

In other words, "NEITHER the ancient Egyptians NOR Napoleon was able to build a canal across the desert."

P.S. The usual rule is to use the singular verb "was" after a singular subject such as "Napoleon."

But: "Neither Napoleon nor the ancient Egyptians WERE able to build a canal across the desert."

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"Nor was this ambitious project realized under Napoleon"

=  This ambitious project was not achieved by Napoleon either.

(Other people didn't do it. Later, Napoleon didn't do it.)

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Nor connects 2 negative ideas. Example:

I dont like rice. Nor do I like noodles.

In your text its the 2 failures to build a waterway.

Realize means to make something real. A plan, idea, or wish can be realised.

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