Does any body know where I can get hold of a DVD of the BBC Docudrama about the Rosetta stone (Ancient Egypt)?

Question

The BBC showed last winter (2005) a series of docudramas about Ancient Egypt. There was a 2 part docudrama about the Rosetta stone and how Champolion was the first to decipher it. I have looked on the BBC website to purchase a DVD copy of it but I have not found it. Can any body help?

Answer 1

It looks like it is on a compilation DVD about Egypt. The particular episode is titled The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone, which aired November 27th, 2005. Check out the links below.

Answer 2

The Rosetta stone isn't certainly significant to the human beings of historic Egypt. It purely venerated the deeds of a pharoh. The stone is cut up into 3 sections, each and every section written in a distinctive language. Linguists found out that the sections meant the comparable concern. with the aid of fact the acceptable section became into written in Greek and the backside 2 factors in simplified and classic Egyptian, the linguists could desire to finally decide the thank you to verify, write, and talk the languages that have been forgotten for hundreds of years and had baffled them for merely as long. whilst that they had found out the two languages, historic Egypt became into lots extra straightforward to learn, in view that now every physique could desire to verify what have been on the temple partitions, tombs, and different places with writing that have been preserved.

Answer 3

Look at he BBC America store and then search Egypt.

It is send there

Answer 4

Have you tried sending an email to BBC and maybe they will be able to help.