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's ...

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Who was the greatest Pharaoh of ancient Egypt? Was 'Rameses the Great' really that great or just an excellent self-promoter? He reigned for 66 years and marked a golden era of prosperity, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists unearth missing half of extraordinary Ramses II statue in Egypt The top half of a statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s shifting sands for almost a century, a missing piece of history has quietly returned. Archaeologists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A slab of granite etched with hieroglyphics. A sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of a religious center belongs to ...

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 ...

Ancient "propaganda" that was used to support the Egyptian pharaoh who is believed to be a major character of the Old Testament has been spotted in Paris, according to an expert. Jean-Guillaume Olette ...

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