He wasn't the first pharaoh of his name on Egypt's long king list, and he wouldn't be the last. In fact, nine others would follow in the next dynasty. But he was the only one who has the "the Great" ...

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The life of Ramses II - also known as Ramses the Great - who was a pharaoh of Egypt during the New Kingdom, a period of great prosperity for the country. He was a powerful ruler who expanded Egypt's ...

A sarcophagus that contained the mummified remains of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses the Great is part of an exhibition that’s getting an extended run in Japan’s capital city. Ramses the Great and the Gold ...

One of the largest tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation. The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 ...

(CNN) — A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years ago. Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has ...

As if we weren’t excited enough for the long-delayed full unveiling of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in July, the institution has just announced that it has received another 163 artifacts from ...

Rock engraving of a Protodynastic boat from Wadi Abu Subeira. Credit: Dorian Vanhulle, AKAP A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, ...