Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. Some scholars date his reign from 26 March 1186 to 15 April 1155 BC, and he is considered the last pharaoh of the New Kingdom to have wielded substantial power.

Mar 27, 2025 · Ramses III (flourished 12th century—died, Thebes, Egypt) was the king of ancient Egypt (reigned c. 1187–57 bce) who defended his country against foreign invasion in three great wars, thus ensuring tranquility during much of his reign.

Historians consider King Ramses III the last of the great pharaohs to rule Egypt with significant power. As the second pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty, Ramses III held power during the decline of Egypt. Ramses III was the son of King Setnakhte and Queen Tiy-merenese.

Mar 25, 2016 · In 2012, eminent Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and Cairo University radiologist Sahar Saleem scanned Ramesses III mummy and revealed that an assassin cut through his esophagus and trachea, killing him...

Apr 18, 2016 · Pharaoh of the Exodus: Rameses III ‍According to my reconstruction of affairs, the Exodus occurred during the reign of Rameses III, c. 1175 B.C.E., during the Sea Peoples invasion.[7] The one thing that is plainly evident from the inscriptions of this pharaoh’s reign is the major threat to Egypt posed by the coalition of maritime nations ...

Ramses III was the second ruler of Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty and was one of the last great Egyptian pharaohs. He reigned during a very turbulent time in the Mediterranean that saw the Trojan War, the fall of Mycenae, and a great surge of displaced people from all over the region that wreaked havoc and even toppled some empires.

Ramses III, the 2nd king of the 20th Dynasty, ruled for about 31 years during the New Kingdom. His reign is marked by a long list of achievements, including an impressive building program, military successes, and a number of expeditions.

Rameses III’s death marks the end of an era. He had ruled for 31 years and was the last of the great Pharaohs. Egypt now suffered economic problems and could not exploit the revolution of the Iron Age (This began around 1200 BC) because she had no sources of ore.

The 32 year reign of Ramesses III was marked by political, economic and military problems as foreign invaders flowed into the kingdom. He was murdered in the Harem conspiracy instigated by his second queen, Tiye, who wanted her son Pentawer to succeed Ramesses III instead of the designated prince.

Ramesses III was the twentieth dynasty’s second Pharaoh. He is estimated to have ruled from 1184 to 1153 BC and is regarded as the New Kingdom’s final major pharaoh with significant control over Egypt.