From whichever angle you approach Ramses II, the 13th century B.C.E pharaoh earns his epithet: the Great. His 67-year reign stands as the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both war and peace ...

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a sword earlier this month which was marked by ancient pharaoh Ramses II, Egypt's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. The bronze sword with engravings of the ...

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 ...

He was history's most powerful father, but even Pharaoh Ramses II was not immune to life's greatest tragedy. This is the ...

More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of Ancient Egypt's Ramses II -- the most powerful pharaoh of the era -- was set down in a mud hut somewhere in the Nile Delta. A ...

Ever wanted to explore the tomb of an Egyptian Pharaoh without fear of an ancient curse? Earlier this year, the Egyptian Tourism Authority released an astonishing, full 3D model of the tomb of ...

Cecil B. DeMille made him the face of biblical tyranny, but history tells a different story. Despite Charlton Heston's iconic ...

The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic. A great ...

The immersive element is still mostly under wraps, but organisers are promising a journey through Ramesside Egypt, from Queen ...

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 ...