Ramesses II ruled Egypt for an astonishing 66 years ... many ways much closer to building a motorway than making a work of art. The granite for the sculpture was quarried from Aswan and extracted ...

Two decades in the making and 11 years late, the Grand Egyptian Museum has opened its doors. Will it be worth the wait?

The Ramesseum is a massive temple built by Ramesses II to ensure his memory was preserved and his cult continued after his death. Ramesses II was one of the greatest pharaohs of Ancient Egypt ...

The once great civilisation was very modern for its time; the Egyptians mastered the art of preserving dead bodies through ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the 3,200-year-old remains of a military barracks containing a wealth of artifacts, including a sword with hieroglyphs depicting the name of Ramesses II.

Even before it opened this week, the Grand Egyptian Museum looked to be making history. On Wednesday, Egypt will finally open ...

Egyptian archaeologists recently found an ancient sword belonging to the military of Ramesses II, the pharaoh that scholars believe was referenced in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of ...

And he gave us living legends: his son Seti I ushered in a period of art and culture unrivaled in later Egyptian civilization, and his grandson Rameses II earned the suffix "the Great" by building ...

3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After ruling the country for 67 years, the great pharaoh dies at the old age of 92. His mummy is ...

In Drawing II students continue to refine their skills in multi-dimensional visualization and delineation and in drawing as a process of perception and projection. The uses of digital as well as ...

This course is a continuation of Drawing I emphasizing the development of strong fundamental drawing skills, working from both still life and the model. Students will be encouraged to experiment with ...