A team of archaeologists has discovered a large 3,000-year-old statue – thought to depict Ramses II, also known as Ozymandias – in Cairo.

Ramses II's succession was ensured by his thirteenth son, Merneptah, without apparent conflict. However, subsequent generations experienced internal struggles, weakening the dynasty.

Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, was Pharaoh of Egypt from 1279-1300 and, according to ancient inscriptions, was a great warrior who led Egypt to many successful battles.

More than 2,000 decomposed ram skulls unearthed in a newly discovered warehouse in the temple of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II will help archeologists uncover more details about one of the oldest ...

A rare statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II has been discovered near Giza. The pink granite statue, which is almost 3.5 feet tall, was found to have the symbol 'Ka'—thought to be an ...

Linking these pieces to Ramses II, whose reign from 1279-1213 BC makes him one of ancient civilization’s longest-tenured rulers, per Britannica, provides a more complete history of one of Egypt ...

Measuring more than five and a half feet long and three inches thick, the fragment represents almost an entire wall of the sarcophagus. Kevin Cahail Ramses II, a pharaoh who ruled in the 13th ...

Bronze sword marked by Pharaoh Ramses II, known as "Ramses the Great." Egypt Ministry of Culture and Tourism Archaeologists found a temple in 2017 dedicated to the pharaoh in the Badrashin area in ...

The troves of work and art come from royal tombs of the 12th dynasty, about 600 to 700 years before Ramses II and of the 21st and 22nd dynasties, about 200 to 300 years after him.

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