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Rosetta — Town in the Nile delta (Egypt)
A Nile-delta port where fortification works unearthed, in 1799, the trilingual stele that would carry the town’s name into every language. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded event that took place in Rosetta: the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
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