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 ...

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 ...

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

Professor Joann Fletcher said in a new History Hit documentary: "This mask was not made for an ... One of the highlights of ...

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?

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And he gave us living legends: his son Seti I ushered in a period of art and culture unrivaled in later Egyptian civilization, and his grandson Rameses II earned the suffix "the Great" by building ...

Doctor Who is a work of fiction, not a documentary! It isn’t meant to ... when Yul Brynner played the Egyptian pharaoh ...

Ten of the most original documentary, reality-TV and game-show formats pitching to buyers at next week's international TV market in Cannes. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The big-budget ...

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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 ...