Rosetta of a Coptic toponym, "Trashit". "Rosetta" or "Rosette" was the name used by the French at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and thus became eponymous of the Rosetta Stone (), which was found by French soldiers at the nearby Fort Julien in 1799. The site of Rosetta was inhabited throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, then known as "", a hieratic word meaning "the populace", under Menes reign. In the Ptolemaic era, the town was renamed to "Bolbitine" ("Bolbitinum, Bolbitinon", the name of one of the seven mouths of the Nile in Herodotus). In Christian Egypt, the
Rosetta Stone Learning Center Rosetta Stone Learning Center The company was founded in 2004 and is currently headquartered in Ginza, Tokyo. There are ten schools under three brands. The founder, current president and CEO is Dean Rogers. The company provides language lessons on a "one-to-one" (one student and one teacher) basis using textbook lessons and online instructor aids. The company was founded in April 2004 as Dean Morgan, and the first school was opened on July 14, 2004. In 2005, Dean Rogers became the sole owner. The first school was opened in Nishi-Shinjuku, offering English and French lessons. In September 2006, the Sala school