How did Ramses III help the economy? His building program for homes and buildings, law and order consolidation, and tree planting program made him a well-known figure. Many of his most important ...

However, one ancient superpower continues to fascinate researchers and the public, who flock to museums and local libraries ...

Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...

Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...

The court is surrounded by statues of Ramses III in his Jubilee vestments. (Jubilees were typically celebrated in the 30th year of a pharaoh's reign and every five years thereafter.) Detail from ...

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Sea Peoples, groups of aggressive seafarers, were defeated by Ramesses III in 1178 BC when a tribe attempted to invade the country. Archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...