The new Giza attraction may be several years overdue, but there’ll never be a better reason to book your next holiday to ...

After Kadesh, Ramesses and the Hittites opted for peace. Their treaty, signed by Ramesses II and King Ḫattušili III, was etched into clay tablets in 1269 BC. It’s the world’s first known peace ...

Dan delves into the dark side of the court of Ramesses III, tracing the conspiracy that spread through his harem and may have led to his mysterious death. At Ramesses III's temple at Medinet Habu, the ...

At the end of the temple a wooden door. Aswan, Egypt : Great Abu Simbel temple of Pharaoh Ramses II in southern Egypt in Nubia next to Lake Nasser. Aswan, Egypt : Great Abu Simbel temple of Pharaoh ...

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. The tourism ...

This piece of papyrus (ancient Egyptian paper) shows Pharaoh Ramesses III standing in front of the three Gods of Memphis: Ptah, Sekhmet and Nfertum. Ancient Egyptians decorated themselves with as ...

Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has them as divided as ever. The uncrowned King Edward V and his younger ...