Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion Reconstruct the discovery of the inscribed stone at Fort Julien during the French campaign in Egypt and its transfer after the British victory.
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Related to Pierre-François Bouchard 80% Discovery officer
Discovery officer in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. Pierre-François Bouchard was a French Army officer and engineer. 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.
Related to Fort Julien 80% Discovery location
Discovery location in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. 1 mi) north-west of Rashid (Rosetta) on the north coast of Egypt. It was originally built by the Mamluks and occupied by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria between 1798 and 1801.
Related to French invasion of Egypt and Syria 80% Invasion context
Invasion context in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. The French invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was a military expedition to Ottoman-held Egypt and Syria led by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Related to Napoleon 80% Campaign leader
Campaign leader in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815.
Related to Menou 80% French general
French general in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. Menou is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Related to Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) 80% Transfer agreement
Transfer agreement in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. The Capitulation of Alexandria in September 1801 brought the French invasion of Egypt and Syria to an end.
Related to British Museum 80% Later collection
Later collection in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million artefacts is the largest in the world.
Related to Demotic Egyptian script 80% Egyptian script
Egyptian script in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. Demotic is the ancient Egyptian script derived from northern forms of hieratic used in the Nile Delta. The term was first used by the Greek historian Herodotus to distinguish it from hieratic and hieroglyphic scripts.
Related to Ptolemy V Epiphanes 80% King named in decree
King named in decree in “Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion”. Ptolemy V Epiphanes Eucharistus was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt from July or August 204 BC until his death in 180 BC.