The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses reasserted Egyptian control over the Levant in the east and Nubia to the south.

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British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

Despite the promising start, Rameses I's reign ended so quickly that his tomb was only partially complete when he died. In contrast to the cavernous crypts of his successors, Seti I and Rameses II ...

"A pharaoh like Ramses — can you imagine how rich he was and what kind of artifacts could be inside? The tomb full of gold and silver," Hawass told DW. In addition, statues depicting him or his ...

many European adventurers explore the tomb of the king searching for the burial chamber. Then begins an archeological investigation, which reveals the story of Ramesses II after-life.

13th BC Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II had finally been identified, not in its original location in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, but having been reused by a later priest for his own burial at ...

Albert II of Monaco has had an extensive career as a bobsledder. And he was also very good at it. Between 1988 and 2002, ...