1. Proclaiming his power to neighboring Nubians, Ramses II of Dynasty XIX had this huge temple hewn out of rock at Abu Simbel.

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3. This temple was dedicated by Ramses II to the chief gods of Heliopolis , Memphis ,(http:///ramses ii.html) and Thebes.

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5. Only one country dare confront Ramses II - the Hittites.

6. The statues here portray Ramses II as Osiris, god of the afterlife, who helps the dead live for eternity.

7. The imposing temples built by Ramses II sit close to the Egyptian border with Sudan.

8. Ramses ii in the Nile delta ordered a new city northeast of the capital, and its named cultivates er - ramses (meaning ramses palace).

9. Ramses II had more than a hundred children and in Egypt today a baby is born every 20 seconds.

10. Pharaoh Ramses II built two temples here out of rock.

11. Ramses ii conducted a series of expeditions to restore to Palestinian rule Egypt.

12. May be due to the Hittite military concerns, Ramses II ordered in the Northeast Nile Delta to build a new city as the capital, and will be named than Ramses (Italian for Ramesses 's home ).

13. Ramses II also launched against Libya and the Nubian war.

14. But he considered himself the true ruler of Egypt as well, the rightful heir to the spiritual traditions practiced by pharaohs such as Ramses II and Thutmose III.

15. Hawass long has sought items taken from Egypt, recently succeeding in winning the return from France of hair stolen from the mummy of Ramses II.

16. Sacred stories unfold across 16 chambers and corridors in the tomb of Seti I, father of Ramses II.

17. An inscription indicates it depicts Seti I, father of Ramses II.

18. We know that they worked on the building of the capital city of Ramses II.

19. He ruled for just two years but founded Egypt's 19th dynasty, which included Ramses II, who was on the throne for several decades.

20. Photo Gallery: Abu Simbel A painting at Abu Simbel shows Ramses II beating war captives. Here Ramses exaggerated his size—and possibly his heroic feats.

21. In 1884, Petrie discovered fragments of the collassal statue of Ramses II during his excavations of the Temple of Tanis.