Ramses II (ca 1303–ca 1213 B.C.) was one of ancient Egypt’s greatest rulers. He recognized that diplomacy and an exhaustive public relations campaign could mitigate any military shortcomings. His ...

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, ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered a giant 3,000-year-old statue thought to depict Ramses II, in what the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is describing as “one of [its] most important ...

Few individuals in Egypt’s history have aroused as much curiosity, and as much skepticism, as Ramses II, third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, whom history dubbed Ramses the Great. Today Ramses II is ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Thanks to his nearly 67-year reign during the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, which was full of impressive architectural and military achievements, ...

The life, reign, and legacy of Rameses II, one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Exploring dynastic history, military exploits, cultural influence, and architectural achievements, Dr.

The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, one of the New Kingdom’s greatest kings, has touched down in Paris as part of an international blockbuster exhibition Executed on a scale almost befitting the ...

The opulence of the reign of Ramses II, Egypt's most powerful pharaoh, is on display at a touring exhibition currently in Cologne, Germany. Ramses II is documented as having been quite vain. But you ...

The treasures of Ramses II, Egypt's most powerful pharaoh, are on display at a touring exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The opulence of the reign of Ramses II, Egypt's most powerful pharaoh, is on ...