{"product_id":"discovery-at-rosetta-revealing-ancient-egypt-9789774169267","title":"Discovery at Rosetta: Revealing Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first full account of the English acquisition of the Rosetta Stone in 1801\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A real-life story of intrigue, sacrifice and distrust in a country at war--the first complete account of the stone itself.\"--\u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1798, young French general Napoleon Bonaparte entered Egypt with a veteran army and a specialist group of savants--scientists, engineers, and artists--his aim being not just conquest, but the rediscovery of the lost Nile kingdom. A year later, in the ruins of an old fort in the small port of Rosetta, the savants made a startling discovery: a large, flat stone, inscribed in Greek, demotic Egyptian, and ancient hieroglyphics. This was the Rosetta Stone, key to the two-thousand-year mystery of hieroglyphs, and to Egypt itself. Two years later, French forces retreated before the English and Ottoman armies, but would not give up the stone. Caught between the opposing generals at the siege of Alexandria, British special agents went in to find the Rosetta Stone, rescue the French savants, and secure a fragile peace treaty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscovery at Rosetta\u003c\/i\u003e uses French, Egyptian, and English eyewitness accounts to tell the complete story of the discovery, decipherment, and capture of the Rosetta Stone, investigating the rivalries and politics of the time, and the fate of the stone today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDowns, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJonathan Downs\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor, lecturer, and journalist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Industrial Revolution, Britain 1770-1810 (2010)\u003c\/i\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eSea-Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and has written for the printed press and periodicals such as \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367924076818,"sku":"9789774169267","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86927ecf-cfd5-451e-8ad1-f58a54ca5a91.jpg?v=1728500657","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/discovery-at-rosetta-revealing-ancient-egypt-9789774169267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}