From whichever angle you approach Ramses II, the 13th century B.C.E pharaoh earns his epithet: the Great. His 67-year reign stands as the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both war and peace ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Walking into the Ramses the Great exhibit at San Francisco's de Young museum is a journey of discovery, in more ways than one. Perhaps without realizing it, visitors are helping ...

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays. Massive statues and historic artefacts ...

Archeologists at Saqqara discovered the pink granite sarcophagus of Ptah-im-wea, high-ranking official and treasurer of Ramses II, in Egypt. Photo from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

At the traveling exhibit Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs, 21st century technology meets Egypt's 19th Dynasty. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharaoh believed to be a major character in the Old Testament. The statue was found at the Tel ...

Archaeologists in Saqqara uncovered the beautifully decorated tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, royal treasurer and chief administrator under Pharaoh Ramses II. Carvings depict religious ceremonies, cattle ...

Elaine Sullivan at the Unas burial chamber in Egypt. Unas was the ninth king of the Fifth Dynasty. Ramses the Great has been dead for 3,235 years, but this powerful Pharaoh still keeps a hold on the ...