Tourists view the statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Friday, May 23, 2025.

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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Canal+ history docs have notched wide international sales. Series on Alexander the Great, the Egyptian ruler, Ramses, and the Vikings have all found new international homes during ...

The Tell Al-Abqain excavation site in northwest Egypt yielded a new military fort discovery that including stashed weapons, religious tributes, and military barracks. The mudbrick structure features ...

A sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of a religious center belongs to Ramesses II, one of the best-known ancient Egyptian pharaohs, according to a new study. Archaeologists unearthed ...

An ancient temple that belonged to an Old Testament pharaoh is being restored by archaeologists in Egypt. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Team co-led by CU Boulder classics researcher unearths the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramessess II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe ...