At 54, while most of his generation had long passed, Ramses II stood tall and defiant, ready to prove his divine right to ...

Ramses II wasn’t just Egypt’s greatest builder—he was a man on a mission to rewrite and revive his nation’s ancient glory.

Fit for a king Ramesses II was the third king of the 19th dynasty, and his reign — from 1279 to 1213 BC — was the second longest in the history of Egypt.

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.

Fit for a king Ramesses II was the third king of the 19th dynasty, and his reign — from 1279 to 1213 BC — was the second longest in the history of Egypt.

Ramesses II was the third ruler of ancient Egypt 's 19th dynasty and ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C. He's known for expanding Egypt's empire to what is now modern-day Syria and for his building ...

This statue of the Pharaoh Ramesses II was designed to show him as a beneficent ruler, a mighty warrior and a living god. It was erected in the Ramesseum - his mortuary temple, where the cult of ...

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.

Ancient Egypt breakthrough as scientists reveal how pharaoh looks after 3,236 years The face of Ramesses II has been reconstructed by leading experts, shining a light on what ancient Egypt's most ...

If greatness is attached to Ramesses II’s name, it is in large part because he insisted on telling the world—repeatedly and on a massive scale—just how great he was.

Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt's ...