Ramesses
Ancient Egyptian king
Ramesses is a name borne by eleven pharaohs of ancient Egypt, most famously Ramesses II (the Great), who ruled for sixty-six years in the thirteenth century BCE.
The name appears in discussions of Egyptian history, biblical scholarship, and archaeology: The temple at Abu Simbel was built by Ramesses II.
Also spelled Ramses or Rameses.
Rock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- obeliskTapering stone monument
- colossusStatue of immense size
statue · temple · pylon · bas-relief · stela · sculpture · edifice · inscription
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
dynasty · succession · sovereignty · kingship · royal · monarch · ruler · cartouche
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- NileAfrica's longest river
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
tomb · afterlife · Anubis · Osiris · Ra · Amun · Horus · scarab
Ancient Anatolian civilization
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- battleArmed military engagement
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- treatyBinding pact between nations
warrior · archer · fortress · conquest · expansion · Syria · Nubia · Libya
- ShelleyEnglish Romantic surname
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- museumPublic exhibit space
artifact · discovery · mummy · Egyptology · relic · antiquity · preservation · exhibition
Abu Simbel
Rock-cut Egyptian temple complex
colossus · statue · temple · pylon · bas-relief · stela · sculpture · edifice · inscription · sandstone
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
crown · dynasty · succession · sovereignty · kingship · royal · monarch · ruler · cartouche · regalia
hieroglyphs
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- NileAfrica's longest river
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
sarcophagus · tomb · afterlife · Anubis · Osiris · Ra · Amun · Horus · scarab · amulet
Hittites
Ancient Anatolian civilization
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- battleArmed military engagement
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
treaty · warrior · archer · fortress · conquest · expansion · Syria · Nubia · Libya · army
Ozymandias
- ShelleyEnglish Romantic surname
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
museum · artifact · discovery · mummy · Egyptology · relic · antiquity · preservation · exhibition · scholarship
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- Egyptian tombssarcophagus, mummy, burial chamber, mummies, canopic jar
- Royal NamesAugustus, Anne, Caesar, Charles, Carl
- African RulersCleopatra, Menelik II, Haile Selassie, Shaka Zulu, Sundiata Keita
- Ancient FiguresGilgamesh, Hammurabi, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut
- Ancient LeadersAlexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Cyrus the Great, Pericles
RamessesAlexander the Great
Macedonian empire builder
Augustus · Julius Caesar · Cyrus the Great · Pericles · Roman emperor
- Ramesses IINineteenth dynasty pharaoh
- Ramesses the GreatPowerful ancient Egyptian king