death to his subjects, 1224 B.C. The ancient Egyptians, like the ancient Greeks, had no word for “art” and did not recognize it as distinct from the realm of handicraft. Yet, on a different ...

He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs Exhibition opened in Tokyo last week following the success of its US and European tours, reports Nevine El-Aref Thousands of Tokyoites flocked to the Crevia ...