This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...

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 University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?

Titled Ozymandias it shows how power is temporary and deteriorates no matter how prideful or tyrannical a ruler is. Ramesses ...

Let the ticker-tape billow. The colossal entry hall hosts a 36ft (11m), 83-ton, 3,200-year-old statue of the formidable pharaoh Ramesses II Credit: Shutterstock Because the GEM is not just 11 ...

Let’s hope he was a lefty. Experts Find Missing Piece of Ramesses II Statue The marble was in good enough condition that you can still make out the Roman-style toga Hermogenes is wearing ...

Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC, and his giant head dominates this space from a gallery plinth ... although it would once have been even higher. "It's ...

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 ...

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC). Granite; found in Thebes, Egypt. "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" That was Shelley, writing in 1818 ...

Name: The Younger Memnon What it is: A broken statue depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (also spelled Ramses II) Where it is from: Ancient Thebes, Egypt When it was made: About 3,300 years ...