His grandfather Ramesses I was a vizier (tjaty) and military officer during the reign of pharaoh Horemheb, who appointed Ramesses I as his successor; at that time, Ramesses II was about …

Nov 7, 2025 · During his reign Seti gave the crown prince Ramses, the future Ramses II, a special status as regent.

Ramesses II (reigned 1279 to 1213 BCE, alternative spellings: Ramses, Rameses) was known to the Egyptians as Userma'atre'setepenre, which means 'Keeper of Harmony and Balance, …

King Ramses the Second took the throne of Egypt in his early twenties (around 1279 BC) and ruled for 66 years until his death (1213 BC). He was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty and …

Nov 6, 2025 · Ramesses II is arguably one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt, (hence named Ramesses the Great) and also one of its most well-known. Ramesses II, the third …

4 days ago · Ten-year-old Ramesses Vazquez-Viana returns home after months of treatment following a deadly Philadelphia plane crash and extensive rehabilitation.

Dec 1, 2025 · During the long reign of Ramses II (c. 1279–13 bce), there was a prodigious amount of building, ranging from religious edifices throughout Egypt and Nubia to a new …

5 days ago · Ramesses Vazquez-Viana, the 10-year-old boy who was severely burned after a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, has finally returned home after almost a year of …

Jun 14, 2024 · For over six decades in the 13th century BCE, the mighty pharaoh Ramesses II presided over one of the most consequential reigns in ancient Egyptian history.

Now at peace, Ramesses could concentrate on his two great loves - his chief queen, Nefertari, and himself. He constructed the Ramesseum, a temple, purpose-built to manufacture tales of …