The phenomenon takes place twice a year, once on October 22 to commemorate monarch Ramses II's birth anniversary and again on February 22 to honor his coronation as Egyptian monarch. This gives ...

The 'wise' face of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaoh has been revealed, showing him moments before death. Ramesses II, who reigned in the 13th century BC, was the greatest ruler of the nation ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

Dr Nielsen’s findings - published in the journal Antiquity – contradict the commonly held view that Ramses the Great was waging - and winning- fierce war with his neighbours, in Libya, Nubia and the ...