Architectural feats were a substantial part of Ramses II’s legacy: His funerary temple known as the Ramesseum and the numerous statues of him around Egypt were some of his most notable achievements.

Ramesses II is believed to be the pharaoh who ruled over Egypt in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C.

More than 2,000 decomposed ram skulls unearthed in a newly discovered warehouse in the temple of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II will help archeologists uncover more details about one of the oldest ...

Confirming this fragment to be part of Ramesses II’s funerary items means that the king was entombed in three nested sarcophagi, Payraudeau said. The first was likely made of gold, like ...

About 3,300 years ago, in the early 13th century B.C., an Egyptian statue was made. It was carved from granite and contained traces of red. It was from ancient Thebes in Egypt. The statue is ...

Ramesses II made peace with the Hittites around 1258 B.C. and took a Hittite princess as one of his wives. Like other Egyptian pharaohs, he practiced polygamy and had many wives and concubines.

The approximately 3,300-year-old obelisk was built at Luxor Temple on orders of Ramesses II (who reigned circa 1279 to 1213 B.C.) at the beginning of his rule.

As Callum Patton of Newsweek notes, the temple found in Abusir was roughly 170 feet long by 100 feet wide, and was likely built between 1279 B.C.E. and 1213 B.C.E. (the reign of Ramses II).

CAIRO --Egypt's antiquities agency says archaeologists have unearthed remains of a temple belonging to King Ramses II southwest of Cairo, which may shed light on the life of the 19th Dynasty ...

Confirming this fragment to be part of Ramesses II’s funerary items means that the king was entombed in three nested sarcophagi, Payraudeau said. The first was likely made of gold, like ...

Built by King Ramses III to honor Amon-Re, one of Egypt's most popular gods, the property's largest temple features reliefs that depict the king winning various wars.

Two times each year tourists come to the Abu Simbel temples to see the spectacular natural lighting of the statue of King Ramesses II in the inner sanctuary of the temple in Aswan, Egypt. It's ...