Ramesses II, who was born a civilian, inherited Egypt’s throne as a teenager, fought several prolonged conflicts with the Hittite empire, warded off pirate incursions along the Mediterranean coast, ...

A fragment of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II. Photo: Kevin Cahail An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team ...

He wasn't the first pharaoh of his name on Egypt's long king list, and he wouldn't be the last. In fact, nine others would follow in the next dynasty. But he was the only one who has the "the Great" ...

Ramses claimed monuments he didn’t build—erasing past pharaohs to boost his legacy. Was it ego or strategy? Explore how usurpation shaped Egypt’s most famous name. With 12 wives—5 of them ...