Ramses II wanted there to be absolutely no question which pharaoh had built the magnificent temple at Abu Simbel. At its entrance, four 60-plus-foot-tall seated statues of him serve as sentries.

He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne.

More than 2,000 decomposed ram skulls unearthed in a newly discovered warehouse in the temple of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II will help archeologists uncover more details about one of the oldest ...

Ramses II ruled during Egypt's 19th dynasty, between 1279 and 1213 B.C. According to National Geographic, he had more children and built more monuments than any other pharoah.

Ramses II ruled Egypt for about 67 years, and though his achievements are recorded in the many monuments built during his reign, the contents of his burial chamber are rather modest.

On View Peek Inside Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II’s Trove of Statues and Treasures, Now on View in an Epic Exhibition in Paris. Many of the more than 180 objects have never left Egypt before.

Ramses II, one of the most celebrated pharaohs in Egyptian history, ruled more than 3,000 years ago. ... King Ramses II was famous of stealing other kings monuments and carve his name on it.

Ramses the Great has been dead for 3,235 years, but this powerful Pharaoh still keeps a hold on the public imagination. Look at the long lines at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, which is now ...

Ramses II reigned for an astonishing 67 years beginning in 1292 B.C., ... with the monuments’ history also detailed. The first on view is a red granite head of Ramses, ...