Ramses II (reigned 1304-1237 B.C.) was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. A great warrior, he was also the builder of some of Egypt's most famous monuments. Ramses, or Ramesses, was the son of Seti I. Prior to his accession as sole...

Seated on a rectangular base rounded at the corners, his hands emerging from his enveloping cloak and crossed over his knees, holding a lettuce in his right hand, and wearing a short beard and double wig composed of striated strands radiating from the...

My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair! Percy Bysshe Shelley once came upon a statue of an Egyptian king whose legend of pride and power had been, he wrote, humbled by the "lone and level...

An outline of Ramses II's achievements, and an evaluation of whether he deserved the title "The Great."