Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC, and his giant head dominates this space from a gallery plinth ... although it would once have been even higher. "It's ...

What it is: A broken statue depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (also spelled Ramses II) Where it is from: Ancient Thebes, Egypt When it was made: About 3,300 years ago Related: Pazyryk ...

The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC). Granite; found in Thebes, Egypt. "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" That was Shelley, writing in 1818 ...

3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After ruling the country for 67 years, the great pharaoh dies at the old age of 92. His mummy is ...

Is your hobby ancient Egypt, and especially one of its most famous pharaohs, Ramesses II. The here are the places to visit in his footsteps... Ramesses II was famously one of the most prolific ...

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?

The discovery is also a reminder of how archaeologists are tirelessly revealing new details of the past; last year, another group of researchers found part of Ramesses II’s original sarcophagus ...

Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...

Tourists admire the colossal statues of Ramesses II inside the Great Temple in the temple complex of Abu Simbel. (photo credit: O'SHI. Via Shutterstock) On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the ...