Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king ...

How did Ramses III help the economy? His building program for homes and buildings, law and order consolidation, and tree planting program made him a well-known figure. Many of his most important ...

Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...

Tourism has been a part of Egypt's economy for over 100 years. Here's what it was like to visit the land of the pharaohs in ...

Ramesses II was one of the most powerful ... although it actually depicted the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III; and in early Egyptology, all such statues were called "Memnons." ...

This piece of papyrus (ancient Egyptian paper) shows Pharaoh Ramesses III standing in front of the three Gods of Memphis: Ptah, Sekhmet and Nfertum. Ancient Egyptians decorated themselves with as ...

For "Rameses," which he began calling himself after becoming pharaoh in 1307 B.C.*, has come down to us today as one of the most recognizable names from ancient Egypt. For many it conjures up vast ...

It was first excavated in 1817. 1925: A tourist poses outside of the Temple of Ramesses III, a pharaoh who ruled from 1186 to 1155 BCE, in Medinet Habu. Source: BBC Follow us on: Jump to ...