The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

Ramses II had many other accomplishments in his years as pharaoh. These include having over 100 children, creating the temple at Abu Simbel and housing over 10,000 scrolls in his funerary temple ...

The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C ... According to Egyptian officials, Ramesses II built the temple to honor Amun-Ra, the Egyptian god of the air, the ...

The first pylon of the Ramesseum on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor is undergoing major restoration, reports Nevine El-Aref ...

31.4 x 23.5 cm. (12.4 x 9.3 in.) ...

Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain ... so he instructed his sculptors to carve temple inscriptions throughout Egypt proclaiming his victory. "I conquered all foreigners, I alone ...

To the east are the ruins of the Second Pylon, begun by Horemheb and finished by Ramses II, and to the south lies the entrance to the Temple of Ramses III. In the image as a whole, see if you can ...