Ramses II’s father, Seti I, provided his son with a large harem when the boy was 8 years old ... and later wed the daughter of a Hittite king. Ramses II remains as well the figurehead, an ...

The Egyptian expedition working on the groundwater treatment project at the Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan discovered parts of a statue of King Ramses II. The discovered head showed King Ramses II ...

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II ... masks found with King Tut—are dazzling, but ...

(photo credit: O'SHI. Via Shutterstock) On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at the Abu Simbel Temple was obscured due to heavy clouds and weather fluctuations that ...

Wilkinson notes that there had long been an Egyptian literary trope of a sage king overriding the advice of timid or inept counselors and then charging on to victory. Ramesses II, however, castigated ...

On 22 October, the phenomenon occurs on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of King Ramses II, and the second on 22 February to mark his coronation as king of Egypt, adding a royal and ...