Our eight-day cruise hit many highlights: the extensive temples at Karnak and Luxor; the colossal statues of Ramses II ...

Ramesses II, often called Ramesses the Great, reigned for 66 years during Egypt’s New Kingdom and became one of its most ...

Ramesses II made peace with the Hittites around 1258 B.C. and took a Hittite princess as one of his wives. Like other Egyptian pharaohs, he practiced polygamy and had many wives and concubines.

Ancient propaganda supporting Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II has been found on a 3,300-year-old obelisk in Paris, as revealed by Egyptologist Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier.

Pharaoh Ramesses II holding an Egyptian passport may sound like something out of a bizarre pub quiz, but it’s not a joke. Credit: Colin Hepburn / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 It sounds like something out of ...

On the outskirts of Kadesh, Pharaoh Ramesses II finds himself ensnared in an ambush set by the Hittites. Through a tumultuous clash of chariots and strategic might, the Battle of Kadesh unfolds ...

Ramesses II is believed to be the pharaoh who ruled over Egypt in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C.

To enter Egypt you need a passport with at least six months left before it expires and a visa. However, if you are staying at resorts in Sharm el Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba or Taba, you don't need one.

A craze for the ancient art peaked in the 19th century. The British Museum caused a sensation when it displayed the colossal statue of Ramesses II known as the “Younger Memnon.” Moneyed tourists ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the 3,200-year-old remains of a military barracks containing a wealth of artifacts, including a sword with hieroglyphs depicting the name of Ramesses II.

COLOGNE: Ramses II is documented as having been quite vain. But you can afford to be vain when you’re a pharaoh, the ruler and protector of Egypt, the intermediary between humans and the gods.

Ramses II is documented as having been quite vain. But you can afford to be vain when you're a pharaoh, the ruler and protector of Egypt, the intermediary between humans and the gods.