In July 1799, a year after Napoleon invaded Egypt, the Rosetta Stone was discovered by ... all of the items went to the British Museum in London. It took decades, but on September 27, 1822 ...

“But being there in Berlin or London in the British Museum — that is good propaganda for Egypt. It’s a good advert.” As such, ...

A close-up view of the cartouche of the Ptolemaic dynasty Pharaoh Ptolemy V Epiphanes inscribed with the rest of the ancient Egyptian ... Rosetta Stone, on display at the British Museum in London ...

The Rosetta Stone, on display at the British Museum in London, was seized from Egypt over 200 years ago.Credit...Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Farah Nayeri Reported from London.

Now, it belongs to The British Museum in London ... The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers, while he was campaigning in Egypt, according to The British Museum.

T housands of Egyptians have signed an online petition that called for the return of the Rosetta stone and other ancient Egyptian artifacts housed by the British Museum in London. The petition ...

London CNN — Ancient Egypt exerts a powerful pull on the imagination ... Found while Napoleon’s army was digging the foundations of a fort in Rosetta, now El-Rashid, Egypt, the stone provided ...

"How many Egyptians can travel to London or New York?" she said. Egyptian authorities did not respond to a request for comment regarding Egypt's policy toward the Rosetta stone or other Egyptian ...

So in 1802 the Rosetta Stone made its way to London, where it was put on display at the British Museum almost immediately upon arriving. (Here's why Napoleon's military defeat in Egypt yielded a ...