Join historian Greg Jenner for a fast-paced, funny and fascinating journey through the life of Ramesses II, aka Ramesses the Gr8, one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous Pharaohs, and possibly its biggest ...

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The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II has been discovered near the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern-day el-Ashmunein), about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south ...

A 3,400 year-old bust of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after being stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago. The bust is being held at Cairo’s ...

Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance. Even more so when a royal throne is part of the family legacy. Ramesses II was one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs ...

France Télévisions Group has commissioned Pernel Media to produce the documentary special Lost City of Ramses the Great. The special will document the excavation of a 3,000-year-old lost city founded ...

Ramses II is documented as having been quite vain. But you can afford to be vain when you’re a pharaoh, the ruler and protector of Egypt, the intermediary between humans and the gods. After he died, ...

ALBAWABA - The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared that they received a significant artifact on Sunday, and it's the head of a statue portraying King Ramses II. The piece was handed ...

HILDESHEIM, GERMANY—Ahram Online reports that a large building complex is being excavated in the ancient city of Pi-Ramesse, the capital of Egypt during the reign of Ramesses II, by a team of ...

The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his monumental achievements and military campaigns. Ramses II ascended to the throne ...