Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
1799 · Event
French troops discover the Rosetta Stone at Rosetta in Egypt, key to deciphering hieroglyphs.
On these timelines: Master, France, Ancient Egypt
Around 1799
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- Industrial Revolution (1760)
- Presidency of George Washington (1789)
- Opium Wars (1839)
- Seven Years' War (1756)
- Great Famine of Ireland (1845)
- American Revolution (1775)
- Greek War of Independence (1821)
- French Revolution (1789)
- Revolutions of 1848 (1848)