The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

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 ...

Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne.

Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance. Even more so when a royal throne is part of ...

Many monuments in Tanis, Egypt’s capital from circa 1075 to 715 B.C., were reassembled from those of Pi-Ramses, after Ramses’ capital fell into disuse and structures were torn down. Photograph ...

Ramses II’s city, Pi-Ramses-Great-Of-Victories, was the most extraordinary center in Egypt. In addition, the Great Temple of Abu Simbel was dedicated to him in the 21st year of his reign.

As part of this effort, King Seti I (ca 1290–1279 B.C.E.) built a new garri­son city, which his successor, Ramses II (ca 1279– 1213 B.C.E.), later called Pi-Ramesses.

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 ...

Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, became Pharaoh at the age of 25, and ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C.E. ... and creating a new capital city for Egypt called Pi-Ramesses, ...

The exhibition includes some exquisite faience tiles found at the site of Pi-Ramses showing Libyan, Nubian, and Syrian or Hittite captives taken during the king’s various campaigns.