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.

The pharaoh said of himself, "He has surpassed everything." Ramses' mummy has been abroad only once In 1213 BC, Ramses II entered the realm of the dead, at the age of 90. His mummy has been ...

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 ...

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 ...