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Antiquities acquired by Napoleon

  • Antinous MondragoneIn 130 AD, the Nile River claimed a young man named Antinous. He was the lover of Emperor Hadrian, who ruled from 117 AD until his death in 138 AD.
  • Rosetta StoneA decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt stands as a stele of granodiorite. The stone bears three versions of this text, each written…