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The top half of a statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II has been unearthed by archaeologists in southern Egypt. Discovered at the El Ashmunein site, the 12.5-foot-tall limestone fragment was found by a ...

A major new exhibition, Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold, will open at Battersea Power Station in 2026, showcasing rare Ancient ...

The reign of Seti I and Ramses II marked the peak of Egyptian art and power. But millennia later, their legacy faced a new adventure: wholesale removal. This is the true story of the 19th-century ...

In the final years of his unprecedented 66-year reign, an aging Ramses II faced one last test of his power. A Nubian uprising threatened the empire's southern wealth. But the master strategist had a ...

”Ramses II: The Pharaoh and His Time,” which opened recently at the new Jacksonville Convention Center, is a monumental exhibition making its first stop after a long run at Expo `86 in Vancouver, ...

However, the Abu Simbel Temples were more than a testament to rare royal love - they were a carefully crafted religious and ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of an ancient temple belonging to King Ramses II. Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says that the discovery was made by an Egyptian-Czech mission in ...

For anyone who studies ancient Egypt—and even many who don’t—the name Ramses II looms large. Also known as Ramses the Great and Ozymandias, this New Kingdom pharaoh embodies many modern perceptions of ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive eight-metre statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum that they say probably depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled ...