Professor Rosalie David, who will lecture at the day school, said: “Even in death Ramesses II remains a fascinating figure. In 1974, Egyptologists noticed the condition of the mummy was deteriorating.

Ramses II, a pharaoh who ruled in the 13th century ... funerary objects created for their predecessors. In 1881, Ramses’ ...

Each mummy was carried on a decorated vehicle fitted ... while at least 18 people died when a building collapsed in Cairo. Reuters The Ramses II obelisk in Tahrir Square, dedicated to the most ...

Reuters The mummies were transported in order of their reigns - from the 17th Dynasty ruler, Seqenenre Taa II, to Ramses IX, who reigned in the 12th Century BC. The mummy of King Ramses II ...

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 ...