BCE: Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple as a testament to himself, weaving tales of grand victories into its ...

He built the rock temples of Abu Simbel and his own mortuary temple at Thebes. The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses ...

Ramses II (the Great ... Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest ...

Ramses II's missing upper half statue found in Egypt after a century-long search. Joint mission completes iconic monument, revealing insights into ancient worship practices. Discovery sheds new ...