Professor Rosalie David, who will lecture at the day school, said: “Even in death Ramesses II remains a fascinating figure. In 1974, Egyptologists noticed the condition of the mummy was deteriorating.

The pharaoh said of himself, "He has surpassed everything." Ramses' mummy has been abroad only once In 1213 BC, Ramses II entered the realm of the dead, at the age of 90. His mummy has been ...

Saleem said the outcome had revealed a 'very handsome' ruler. 'My imagination of the face of Ramesses II was influenced by his mummy's face,' she continued. 'However, the facial reconstruction ...

In contrast to the cavernous crypts of his successors, Seti I and Rameses II, his is but antechamber ... and some statuettes of underworld deities. His mummy was missing, too.

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 ...

Each mummy was carried on a decorated vehicle fitted ... while at least 18 people died when a building collapsed in Cairo. Reuters The Ramses II obelisk in Tahrir Square, dedicated to the most ...

Reuters The mummies were transported in order of their reigns - from the 17th Dynasty ruler, Seqenenre Taa II, to Ramses IX, who reigned in the 12th Century BC. The mummy of King Ramses II ...