The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his ...

Now, as of this past week, the fabled Sphinx of Ramses II – the unofficial mascot of the Museum for more than 100 years – will be “front-and-center” as the first encounter with Egyptian ...

The funerary temple of Ramses II, the 13th-century B.C.E pharaoh, is worthy of his epithet: the Great. On the west banks of the Nile at the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, in modern day Luxor ...

Learn about the history of Ramses II with immersive activities and dazzling displays at the de Young Museum. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay. Welcome, Mickey.

Ramesses II fought the Hittites and signed the world's first official peace treaty. He undertook an unparalleled building programme, had over one hundred children and reigned for 67 years. Did he ...

Egypt reveals details about 30 ancient coffins found with mummies inside 02:55. Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a sword earlier this month which was marked by ancient pharaoh Ramses II, Egypt's ...

A huge granite statue of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II has arrived at its new home near the pyramids outside Cairo. For 50 years, it had stood in a Cairo square, hemmed in by bridges, an ...

A team of Israeli archaeologists has made a “once-in-a-lifetime” discovery of a burial cave dating back to ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II.