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The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II has been discovered near the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern-day el-Ashmunein), about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south ...

A 3,400 year-old bust of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after being stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago. The bust is being held at Cairo’s ...

Ramesses the Great ruled Egypt for more than six decades, turning his reign into one of the most legendary in ancient history. From the massive temples of Abu Simbel to the city of Pi-Ramesses, his ...

Professor Henning Franzmeier and his team of archaeologists undertake excavations in Pi-Ramses, hoping to discover the truth about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II's lost city. Henning ...

Henning Franzmeier and his team of archaeologists undertake excavations in Pi-Ramses, hoping to discover the truth about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II's lost city.

The discovery of a stone tablet detailing diplomatic ties between the ancient Egyptians and Hittites in the 13th Century BC could be the key to the lost archives of Ramses II, according to ...

France Télévisions Group has commissioned Pernel Media to produce the documentary special Lost City of Ramses the Great. The special will document the excavation of a 3,000-year-old lost city founded ...

HILDESHEIM, GERMANY—Ahram Online reports that a large building complex is being excavated in the ancient city of Pi-Ramesse, the capital of Egypt during the reign of Ramesses II, by a team of ...

The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his monumental achievements and military campaigns. Ramses II ascended to the throne ...

The sun god’s response was clear, final, and without hope of reversal: either a great obelisk would be built to his honor before the season of Shemu and Ramses would live and rule for years to come, ...