Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a sword earlier this month which was marked by ancient pharaoh Ramses II, Egypt's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. The bronze sword with engravings of the ...

From whichever angle you approach Ramses II, the 13th century B.C.E pharaoh earns his epithet: the Great. His 67-year reign stands as the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both war and peace ...

For anyone who studies ancient Egypt—and even many who don’t—the name Ramses II looms large. Also known as Ramses the Great and Ozymandias, this New Kingdom pharaoh embodies many modern perceptions of ...

Cairo — Archaeologists have announced the discovery of more than 2,000 rams' heads at the temple of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II — a find that the man in charge of the dig said surprised ...

Egyptian and German archaeologists uncovered a 3,200-year-old bronze sword inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Ramses II. Found at the ancient site of Tell Al-Abqain in the Nile Delta, the weapon is ...

CAIRO, Egypt – Engineers on Friday moved the giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II from a congested square in Cairo to its new home near the more peaceful Great Pyramids. Contractors moved the more than 3 ...

The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic. A great ...

STORY: Officials unveiled the wooden coffin to a crowd of reporters and cameras at the Grande Halle of La Villette exhibition centre. "It's not the mummy but the coffin of Ramses II, a wooden case ...

The artifact was unearthed under the floor of a Coptic structure in 2009, though its owner remained a mystery. From its decoration, researchers were only able to pinpoint that it had been used to ...

New discoveries reveal the shocking secrets behind Pharaoh Ramses II's perfectly preserved body and his true appearance.

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