Ramses II ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC. He built prolifically and campaigned aggressively across his 66 year reign, leaving monuments from the Nile Delta to Abu Simbel in the south. He remains ...

A team of Egyptian archaeologists has unearthed a fort dating back millennia in Hosh Issa, uncovering artifacts including a bronze sword bearing the name of Pharaoh Ramses II. Ramses II, also known as ...

For a Hollywood costume designer, getting the call from director Ridley Scott saying he wants you to work on a big-budget biblical spectacle is a kind of holy grail. “The initial excitement is just ...

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 ...