His grandfather Ramesses I was a vizier (tjaty) and military officer during the reign of pharaoh Horemheb, who appointed Ramesses I as his successor; at that time, Ramesses II was about eleven …

Nov 7, 2025 · During his reign Seti gave the crown prince Ramses, the future Ramses II, a special status as regent.

King Ramses the Second took the throne of Egypt in his early twenties (around 1279 BC) and ruled for 66 years until his death (1213 BC). He was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty and ruled for an …

Ramesses II (reigned 1279 to 1213 BCE, alternative spellings: Ramses, Rameses) was known to the Egyptians as Userma'atre'setepenre, which means 'Keeper of Harmony and Balance, Strong in …

Pharaoh during Egypt's golden age, King Ramses II built more monuments and sired more children than any other Egyptian king. A limestone relief depicts Ramses II smiting his enemies. Ramses...

Nov 6, 2025 · Ramesses II is arguably one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt, (hence named Ramesses the Great) and also one of its most well-known. Ramesses II, the third pharaoh of the …

Jun 14, 2024 · For over six decades in the 13th century BCE, the mighty pharaoh Ramesses II presided over one of the most consequential reigns in ancient Egyptian history.

Relief of Ramesses II on limestone, still with its original colour. In his second year, Ramesses defeated the Sherden sea pirates. They were causing problems along Egypt's Mediterranean coast by …

Dec 1, 2025 · During the long reign of Ramses II (c. 1279–13 bce), there was a prodigious amount of building, ranging from religious edifices throughout Egypt and Nubia to a new cosmopolitan capital, …

3 days ago · On Monday, classmates, teachers and neighbors helped welcome home Philadelphia plane-crash survivor 10-year-old Ramesses Vazquez-Viana.