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 ...

The artifact was unearthed under the floor of a Coptic structure in 2009, though its owner remained a mystery. From its decoration, researchers were only able to pinpoint that it had been used to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Check out the dazzling display of gold jewelry and the superb workmanship of Egyptian artists at The Ramses Exhibition in San Francisco's de Young Museum. "There's something for ...

Among the many items sought by archaeologists, part of a statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, representing him ...

For anyone who studies ancient Egypt—and even many who don’t—the name Ramses II looms large. Also known as Ramses the Great and Ozymandias, this New Kingdom pharaoh embodies many modern perceptions of ...

Ancient Egypt is migrating its way to the Golden (Gate) City -- minus the pyramids, Saharan desert sands, River Nile and blazing summer heat. San Francisco's de Young Museum announced this week that ...

How does a pharaoh become "the Great"? For Ramses II, it was a 66-year masterclass in immortalizing power. He didn't just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein CAIRO (Reuters) ...

From unmatched glory to total collapse, this is the true story of ancient Egypt's most powerful family. After Ramses the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists unearth missing half of extraordinary Ramses II statue in Egypt The top half of a statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses ...