An ancient temple that belonged to an Old Testament pharaoh is being restored by archaeologists in Egypt. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...
Built by King Ramses III to honor Amon-Re, one of Egypt's most popular gods, the property's largest temple features reliefs that depict the king winning various wars. A smaller temple, a chapel ...
carving tales of his heroics as an ancient warrior into temple walls. After Kadesh, Ramesses and the Hittites opted for peace. Their treaty, signed by Ramesses II and King Ḫattušili III, was etched ...
Who was Ramses II? He was a tremendous egotist who built temples and monumental statues across the breadth of Upper and Lower Egypt. One of the pharaoh’s major achievements was the completion of ...
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 ...
and everyone knows it for the funerary temple of Ramesses III, and they walk just straight past this wonderful chapel of Amenirdis. Even though the façade itself has wonderful inscriptions ...
In fact, you'll find 63 royal tombs here, including notable pharaohs like Tutankhamun (or King Tut), Ay and Ramses VI ... the Valley of the Artisans, the Temple of Hatshepsut and Medinet Habu.