Artifacts

In the heart of Rome, a team of dedicated archaeologists embarked on a journey that would rewrite history books and unveil a hidden treasure trove of ancient art and culture. Beneath the bustling streets, near the Vatican, on the site of a future Four Seasons hotel at the Palazzo della Rovere, they made a stunning…

The year was 1822, and a 31-year-old Frenchman named Jean-François Champollion stood in his brother’s Paris office, declaring triumphantly, “Je tiens mon affaire!” (“I’ve got it!”). This momentous breakthrough marked a turning point in human understanding, all thanks to the discovery of the Ancient Egyptian Rosetta Stone. This extraordinary stone, found during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian…