Archaeologists excavating in the Muskhouta area of Egypt's Ismailia Governorate just uncovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of an ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the 3,200-year-old tomb of a possible military commander who may have served during ...

Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain. But you can afford to be vain when you're a pharaoh, the ruler and protector of Egypt, the intermediary between man and the gods. After he died ...

The tomb of a commander of Ramesses III's army, found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has made ...

For "Rameses," which he began calling himself after becoming pharaoh in 1307 B.C.*, has come down to us today as one of the most recognizable names from ancient Egypt. For many it conjures up vast ...

The author points out that Ramesses II was the third in the 19th Dynasty military line of pharaohs. Overall, historians call the golden era during which he ruled "The New Kingdom" (1539 BC-1069 BC).

which is believed to be the first written peace treaty between foreign powers. This brought Egypt an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity that continued until Rameses' death.

Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC, and his giant head dominates this space from a gallery plinth ... although it would once have been even higher. "It's ...

The 3,200-year-old tomb of a man who may have been a military commander in ancient Egypt. (Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) ...