The discovery of a bronze sword inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Ramses II gives new insight into the imperial domination ...

Every battle was a mighty triumph, every building spectacular, every statue and public work magnificent, every act a near superhuman achievement. (Who was Ramses II?) Ramses’ family came to ...

The funerary temple of Ramses II, the 13th-century B.C.E pharaoh ... to various deities and a network of religious and commercial buildings. It’s known as the Ramesseum and since being ...

Ramses II made his mark with many temples ... Those big images on monumental buildings were a form of communication in a non-literate world. There are scenes of him defending Egypt against chaos, ...

Following the wartime success, Ramses II became known for extensive temple building across Egypt, along with the formation of statues highlighting his accomplishments as a soldier. Some of his key ...

"Ramses II is considered to be the greatest king ever ... including his monumental building projects and triumph at the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire. The exhibition offers a virtual ...

Ramses II is documented as having been quite vain. But you can afford to be vain when you’re a pharaoh, the ruler and protector of Egypt, the intermediary between humans and the gods. After he ...

Ramses II is portrayed wearing the pschent ... During his reign, he executed an extensive building program, constructing cities and monuments throughout his territories, which included Egypt ...

The statue of Ramses II is more than 30 feet tall and weighs more than 80 tons. Still, even the museum’s incomplete offerings — along with the building itself and its billion-dollar views ...

Ramses II, the second-longest ruling pharaoh in Ancient ... said in the ministry statement that some of the buildings discovered at the fort were found with the remains of large pots used for ...