A team of archaeologists has discovered a large 3,000-year-old statue – thought to depict Ramses II, also known as Ozymandias – in Cairo.

Archaeologists are saying the statue of Ramses II is "one of the most important" recent discoveries in Egypt. By Alanna Martinez • 03/10/17 4:17pm.

The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his monumental achievements and military campaigns. Ramses II ascended to the ...

Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ruled Egypt for around 60 years, from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C. He is credited with expanding ancient Egypt’s reach as far as modern Syria to the east and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CAIRO — With much fanfare, Egypt on Thursday placed the ancient statue ...

A massive statue recently unearthed in Cairo and thought to depict one of the country's most famous pharaohs may be of another ancient Egyptian ruler, the country's antiquities minister said Thursday.

CAIRO – Egypt says archaeologists have discovered parts of a statue of one of its most famous pharaohs in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday the head and chest of ...

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt in this handout image released on ...

A 10-foot granite statue of Ramses II — who ruled for 68 years as one of ancient Egypt’s mightiest pharaohs — weighing almost 10 tons, Egyptian officials said.

(Memphis) The relocation process for the Ramses II statue from the Pyramid to the University of Memphis campus is done and went off with few problems. Workers began removing the statue along Front ...

Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ruled Egypt from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C. He is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.