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The inscription contains two cartouches—one with Ramses III’s birth name and another with his throne name ... of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological ...
Some of the hidden messages were propaganda asserting Ramses II’s power. Messages on one side of the obelisk would have only been read by wealthy nobles approaching by boat. Ramses II—also ...
Carved from red granite, it was created under Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II (c. 1250 BC) and given to France in the 19th century. Until now, academics thought they had deciphered the hieroglyphs ...
They praised Ramses II, who was widely considered the greatest pharaoh in ancient Egypt, and confirmed his divine right to the throne. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this ...
Both pillars were built around the 13th century BCE, at the time of Ramses II’s reign. But at this time, the obelisk that is now in Paris would have had a face that could be seen by passengers ...
It gave birth to legendary 18th and 19th Dynasty pharaohs such as Tutankhamun (nobody wanted to speak of his heretic father Akhenaten), Seti I and Rameses II. It is thought to have been built over ...
The inscription contains two cartouches—one with Ramses III’s birth name and another with his throne name, affirming his reign over Upper and Lower Egypt from around 1184 BCE to 1153 BCE.
Excavators found reused stone fragments, including a slab bearing markings for Seti II, blocks from a temple constructed by Ramses II, and remnants of private chapels from the same period.
1,500-year-old tomb in Peru holds human sacrifices, including strangled son next to father's remains, genetic analysis reveals —1,300-year-old throne room of powerful Moche queen discovered in ...
When archaeologists in Egypt uncovered the funeral temple of Pharaoh Ramses II—also known as Ramses the Great—they found references to a battle that remains perhaps the Hittites’ most ...
Prince Harry declared on Friday that he wants to reconcile with his family after losing a court battle over his publicly funded security – but for the royal family, it’s too little, too late.