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The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
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Rosetta Stone
Egyptian stele with three versions of a 196 BC decree
The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Egypt
Country spanning Africa and Asia
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rosetta
City in Beheira governorate, Egypt
Rosetta or Rashid is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered there in 1799.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Captain (armed forces)
Army and air force officer rank
The army rank of captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces, but usually refers to a more senior officer.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pierre-François Bouchard
French engineer, archeologist and discoverer of Rosetta stone
Pierre-François Bouchard was an officer in the French Army of engineers. He is most famous for discovering the Rosetta Stone, an important archaeological find that allowed Ancient Egyptian writing to be understood for the first time in over a millennium.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Napoleon
French general and politician, Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French invasion of Egypt and Syria
1798–1801 campaign during the War of the Second Coalition
The French invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was a military expedition led by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The campaign aimed to undermine British trade routes, expand French influence, and establish a scientific and administrative presence in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 15
Day of the year
July 15 is the 196th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 169 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)