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This Ancient Egyptian Statue Of Ramesses II Is 3,300-Years-Old And Said To Have Inspired The Famous Poem Ozymandias By Percy Shelley
It was from ancient Thebes in Egypt. The statue is called the "Younger Memnon" and depicts the pharaoh Ramesses II. He ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C. It is an 8.8-foot-tall broken head and torso of ...
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Lost Upper Half of Ramses II Statue Unearthed After Nearly a Century
Discovery sheds new light on the legacy of the influential pharaoh. Archaeologists in Egypt have reunited the long-lost upper half of a colossal statue of Ramses II, marking the conclusion of a ...
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient statue that may depict Ramses II
An curved arrow pointing right. Archaeologists announced they may have unearthed a massive statue depicting Pharaoh Ramses II. The discovery is located near the Pharaoh's temple ruins in Cairo ...
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Archaeologists dig up 3,000-year-old statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II
CAIRO, March 13. /TASS/. Egyptian archeologists hoisted the torso of a huge statue of Pharaoh Ramses II from a muddy ditch in northeastern Cairo, a TASS correspondent reported on Monday.
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Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC ... and he was seen as such a successful ruler that nine later pharaohs took his name. He was still being worshipped as ...
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Luxor Temple: Head of Ramses the Great
Now lying in pieces, the giant red-granite statue inspired the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley to craft the poem "Ozymandias" (the Greek form of User-maat-Re, one of Ramses II's many names): Of ...
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Archaeologists begin restoring ancient temple linked to key Bible figure: 'Reflects greatness'
Ramesses II is believed to be the pharaoh who ruled over Egypt in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian king, whose name is also spelled Ramses, was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C. The tourism ...
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This New Archeological Museum Is the Largest in the World — With 100,000 Items From Ancient Times
After 20 years of development, The Grand Egyptian Museum brings ancient Egypt back to life.
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Was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?
The University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?
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Karnak Temple: Temple of Ramses III
(Jubilees were typically celebrated in the 30th year of a pharaoh's reign and every ... north toward the Great Court, with the statue of Ramses II in view through the door. On the inside face ...
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Episode Transcript – Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC ... and he was seen as such a successful ruler that nine later pharaohs took his name. He was still being worshipped as a god in the time of Cleopatra ...