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 ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.

Ancient propaganda supporting Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II has been found on a 3,300-year-old obelisk in Paris, as revealed by Egyptologist Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier.

Ramesses II is believed to be the pharaoh who ruled over Egypt in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C.

Ramesses II had the second longest reign in Egyptian history, marked by a major building boom and wars with the Hittites and a group of invaders called the Sea Peoples.

The remains of a 3,200-year-old military barracks were recently unearthed in Egypt. The barracks contained a vast collection of artifacts, including a bronze sword with a hieroglyphic inscription ...

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 ...

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.

A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study.

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 ...