Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain ... how rich he was and what kind of artifacts could be inside? The tomb full of gold and silver," Hawass told DW. In addition, statues depicting ...

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The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses reasserted Egyptian control over the Levant in the east and Nubia to the south.

4, 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in Egypt ... resulted in BYU’s successful mounting of the Ramses II exhibit in 1985-86.

many European adventurers explore the tomb of the king searching for the burial chamber. Then begins an archeological investigation, which reveals the story of Ramesses II after-life.