In July 1799,
a group of soldiers stumbled upon an object set to change our understanding of
the ancient world.
That object
was the Rosetta Stone, perhaps the most famous piece of rock in the world. This
fragment of an ancient stela (an inscribed slab) became the key that unlocked
the mysterious hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt.
The
rediscovery was made by French soldiers digging foundations for a fort in the
town of Rashid (or Rosetta), a port city 65 km east of Alexandria. The soldiers
– troops in Napolean's Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801 – were preparing for the
land Battle of Abuqir on 25 July 1799, between France and the Ottoman Empire.
The Stone was swiftly recognised as a valuable relic of antiquity and news of
the discovery spread quickly.
The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Dr. Ilona Regulski
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