Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 ... The upper body alone is about eight or nine feet (about 2.5m) high, and it weighs about seven tons. This is a king who ...

The University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC ... The upper body alone is about eight or nine feet (about 2.5m) high, and it weighs about seven tons. This is a king who understood, as never before ...

1274 BCE: Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple as a testament to himself, weaving tales of grand victories ...