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 ...

Probably no other pharaoh was responsible for so much new construction, including a new capital: Pi-Ramesses (House of Ramses).

The pharaoh also built a new capital called "Pi-Ramesses" (also known as "Per-Ramesses") in the eastern Nile delta near the modern-day village of Qantir.

The exhibition includes some exquisite faience tiles found at the site of Pi-Ramses showing Libyan, Nubian, and Syrian or Hittite captives taken during the king’s various campaigns.

Art World A 3,400-Year-Old Bust of Ramses II Returns to Egypt The bust was smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, according to Egypt’s antiquities ministry.

During the reigns of Seti I and Ramses II, this part-time residence was turned into a new capital city, Pi-Ramses, which was excavated by the late German archaeologist Edgar Pusch.

A new capital, Pi-Ramesses, was constructed at Qantir, in northeastern Egypt, and Ramesses II made a peace treaty with the Hittites in which he would marry a Hittite princess, Peter Brand, a ...

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.

The opulence of the reign of Ramses II, Egypt's most powerful pharaoh, is on display at a touring exhibition currently in Cologne, Germany.

The fact that Ramesses II lived to around age 90 was, in itself, quite a feat in ancient Egypt. At the time "most people died well before their 40th birthday and he was on the throne for two or three ...