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A pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt, Ramses II reigned in the 13th century B.C ... In July archaeologists said that a tomb that may have belonged to the wife of King Tutankhamun had been ...

Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain ... 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 ...

It is as if Ramses II had only got what he deserved because the gigantism of his tomb marked him as a target for looters who were all too happy to help themselves. Goodbye gold, jewels and ...

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well ... and gazelles." Tomb robbers, treasure ...

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.

4, 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in Egypt ... resulted in BYU’s successful mounting of the Ramses II exhibit in 1985-86.

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.