Few individuals in Egypt’s history have aroused as much curiosity, and as much skepticism, as Ramses II, third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty ... Ramses’ family came to power as outsiders.

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue. Ramses the Great was 3rd pharaoh of 19th dynasty of Egypt and ruled from 1,279 to 1,213 BCE. A section of a limestone statue of ...