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Ramses II, upper portion of a granite figure from Thebes, 1250 bc; in the British Museum.
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A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the...
Egyptian Museum, Cairo; photograph, O. Louis Mazzatenta/National Geographic Image Collection
Memphis, Egypt: colossal statue of Ramses II
Colossal statue of Ramses II, carved from limestone, that once adorned the great...
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Ramses II
Ramses II making an offering, Beit al-Wali Temple, Egypt.
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Ramses II making an offering to Horus
Ramses II making an offering to Horus, at Abu Simbel, now located in Aswān muḥāfaẓah...
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
cartouche of Ramses II
Cartouche naming Ramses II on the column of a temple built for him.
© Patrice Sarzi/Fotolia
Battle of Kadesh
Ramses II at the Battle of Kadesh, frieze at his funerary temple in Luxor, Egypt.
© Bill McKelvie/Shutterstock.com
Luxor: temple complex
Colossal statues of Ramses II flanking the entrance to the temple complex at Luxor,...
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Aswān, Egypt: Ramses II statue at Abu Simbel temple
Sandstone figures of Ramses II in front of the main temple at Abu Simbel near Aswān,...
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Ramses II
Head of a colossal statue of Ramses II; at the entrance to the main temple at Abu...
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Temple of Wadi al-Subūʿ
The Temple of Wadi al-Subūʿ, near Lake Nasser.
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Great Temple of Ramses II
Great Temple of Ramses II, the larger of the two temples at Abu Simbel, now located...
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Aswān, Egypt: Temple of Hathor and Nefertari
Temple of Hathor and Nefertari, the smaller of two temples at Abu Simbel, built by...
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Sandstone figures of Ramses II in front of the main temple at Abu Simbel near Aswān,...
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Entrance to the Nubian cliff temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt, c....
H. Roger-Viollet
Abu Simbel, Egypt: temple
Temple at Abu Simbel built by Ramses II and dedicated to his first queen, Nefertari,...
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Abu Simbel, Egypt: Great Temple
Colossal statues of Ramses II seated at the main entrance to the Great Temple at...
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Ramses II, upper portion of a granite figure from Thebes, 1250 bc;...
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Ramses II
Detail of the face of the Colossus of Ramses II, Temple of Luxor, Thebes, Egypt,...
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