Did you know ...
The Rosetta Stone was discovered near Alexandria, Egypt in 1799 by French Soldiers in Napoleon's army? The black rock was inscribed in three ancient languages. The first was Greek and helped date the stone to around 196 BC (during the rule of Alexander the Great). It also served as the basis for interpreting the two different versions of hieroglyphics that were also inscribed in the stone.
Now you know.
John
1 comment:
I looked at the stone. I could read the middle one but not the other two.
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