Who was the greatest Pharaoh of ancient Egypt? Was 'Rameses the Great' really that great or just an excellent self-promoter? He reigned for 66 years and marked a golden era of prosperity, ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharaoh believed to be a major character in the Old Testament. The statue was found at the Tel ...

CAIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities moved on Thursday the 3,200-year-old giant colossus of ancient Egyptian King Ramses II from its storage place at the under-construction ...

Step inside the world of ancient Egypt’s most celebrated rulers. Victory Hill Exhibitions in partnership with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiques and the Egyptian Museum presents Ramses and the ...

Little is known of Nefertari, the first chief queen of Ramesses the Great, but her stunning tomb is a testament to the high regard in which her husband held her. Like his predecessors, Ramesses II had ...

The discovery of a massive statue thought to represent Ramses II — frequently depicted in films as the pharaoh in the biblical Book of Exodus who refused to release the enslaved Israelites — is ...

CLEVELAND — On Friday, Ohio's Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, known as MAGNET, learned that its public funding had been frozen, effective immediately. The freeze was announced due an ...

A team of South Korean researchers has made a major historical discovery in Luxor, Egypt, unearthing a 3,300-year-old cartouche bearing the name of Pharaoh Ramses II. The hieroglyphic inscription was ...

In the heart of Paris, the Luxor Obelisk rises high above the Place de la Concorde. This astonishing artifact was carved in Egypt under the reign of Nineteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th ...

Pharaoh Ramesses II holding an Egyptian passport may sound like something out of a bizarre pub quiz, but it’s not a joke. Credit: Colin Hepburn / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 It sounds like something out of ...