The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

Monumental statue of Ramses II, found near the vanished southern pylon of Ptah's enclosure in Memphis. The construction of Pi-Ramesses, a new capital adorned with colossal statues in his likeness, ...

A statue of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple in Egypt. | Credit: Respiro/Shutterstock The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt.

In 2019, archaeologists were stunned at the discovery of a unique pink granite statue of Ramses II buried in a muddy pit. The ...

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

THE opening of a mega-museum – home to the famous “cursed” coffin – has been postponed again over war tensions. Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to more ...

The Statue of Ramses II is the centrepiece of the vast entry hall. Credit: Getty Images Dominating GEM’s vast entrance hall, the 11-metre-high statue of one of the most famous of Egypt’s ...

To the south of the causeway of King Unas in Saqqara necropolis, the archaeological mission of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, headed by Ola El-Aguizy, stumbled upon the sarcophagus ...