Even the mightiest of Egyptian pharaohs could not outrun personal grief. Ramses II, a father to over 150 children, was forced to face the unthinkable: outliving many of his own sons. In a monumental ...

Ramesses the Great ruled Egypt for more than six decades, turning his reign into one of the most legendary in ancient history. From the massive temples of Abu Simbel to the city of Pi-Ramesses, his ...