In the main hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt’s Giza, stands the colossal statue of ancient Egyptian King Ramses ...

The falcon took flight, the divine flesh went to join the force from which it had emerged. — From the report of Ramses II’s death to his subjects, 1224 B.C. The ancient Egyptians, like the ancient ...

A 3,400 year-old bust of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after being stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago. The bust is being held at Cairo’s ...

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A drone hovers as a statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II is relocated at the Grand Egyptian Museum near the great Pyramids, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The museum is scheduled to open ...

The rise of Ramses II was no mere political affair—it was a divine transformation. In a dramatic five-day coronation atop the sacred mountain of Amun, young Ramses was purified, anointed, and crowned ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a temple devoted to 19th-dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II, casting further light on the religious practices associated with the ruler who was revered in ...

Egypt's antiquities minister has said that an ancient relic found in a Cairo mudpit is likely not of Pharaoh Ramses II, but is probably from the statue of another Egyptian king who ruled in the ...

A part of an ancient Egyptian obelisk unearthed on Thursday is seen in the Matariya area in Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany By Ahmed Aboulenein CAIRO (Reuters) - ...

A massive statue recently unearthed in Cairo and thought to depict one of the country's most famous pharaohs may be of another ancient Egyptian ruler, the country's antiquities minister said Thursday.

CAIRO, Egypt – Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II were unveiled at the Egyptian Museum on Tuesday, returned to Egypt after being stolen 30 years ago in France and put up for sale ...