The Colossal Statue of Ramesses II

Bok av Anna Garnett
Ramesses II, King of Egypt (1279 - 1213 BC) ascended the throne as the third king of the Nineteenth Dynasty at the age of twenty-five. In his sixty-seven year reign he probably built more temples and sired more children than any other Egyptian king. Today, he is popularly known as Ramesses 'the great'.