THE ROSETTA STONE

The Rosetta stone was written in both Greek and Ancient Egyptian because the Ptolemies refused to speak Egyptian after the Hellenistic period in Egypt. The stone holds a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 B.C. on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The stone has the same decree written in three different languages. While the stone was originally displayed in a temple, it was later found being used as building material in the construction of Fort Julien near the town of Rashid. In 1799 a soldier of the French Expedition to Egypt rediscovered the stone, and it became the most usable source to help decipher the previously untranslated Ancient Egyptian language as well as Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Since 1802 The Rosetta Stone has sat on display at the British Museum. It is currently the most visited object in the Museum

Rosetta Stone Software

The Rosetta stone software is the most widely used proprietary computer-assisted language learning software in the market. The United States Army, Air Force, Marines, and the U.S. Department of State have used Rosetta stone as their primary tool for teaching Arabic.