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Ramesses II: the greatest pharaoh?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The head and upper body of a monumental statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which has been exhibited at the British Museum, London, since the 19th century (Photo by World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Was Ramesses II the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramesses II: Egypt’s greatest pharaoh?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra in this 18th-century painting

Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony: how the last pharaoh's love affairs shaped Ancient Egypt's fate

A depiction of Queen Cleopatra, c50 BC

Who was Cleopatra? Her life, her love affairs and her children, plus 6 little-known facts

Composite image of depictions of Queen Cleopatra

The face of Cleopatra: what did she look like, and was she really so beautiful?

TutankhamunLife, Death, Legacy

The solid gold death mask of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, now held in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Photo by Fayed El-Geziry/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

TutankhamunThe Egyptian boy who really discovered the Boy King. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cleopatra’s triumphant daughter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emblema of Cleopatra Selene

Cleopatra's daughter: the tragic inheritance to triumphant reign of Cleopatra Selene

Ancient Egyptian pyramids against a purple starry sky

ConspiracyWere the pyramids built by aliens?

Conspiracy: did aliens build the pyramids?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The dark side of ancient Egypt

Tomb raider: the great Giovanni Belzoni. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of Ramesses II, at Luxor Temple. He ruled Egypt for 66 years, and left more statues than any other pharaoh (Photo by Michelle McMahon / Getty Images)

5 of the most powerful pharaohs to rule ancient Egypt

Theban mural showing people plucking geese. (Photo by DEA / G Dagli Orti/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?

How is Tutankhamun’s legacy shaped by colonialism?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A copy of a wall painting shows Sety I (r1294-1279 BC) opening the door for Osiris, lord of the dead

Egyptian pharaohs: your essential guide to Egypt’s ancient rulers

A carving of Tutankhamun and his young wife Ankhesenamun

The forgotten women in Tutankhamun’s tomb

Egyptologist Howard Carter crouches near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun's remains

Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

Ramesses I

TimelineThe age of the pharaohs

Tutankhamun’s golden funeral mask

Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts

Ancient Egyptian papyrus showing cursive hieroglyphs

HieroglyphsYour guide to the mysterious script of the ancient Egyptians

The Rosetta Stone is covered in three scripts, which allowed for the translation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

Rosetta StoneWhat is it and why is it important?

The Rosetta Stone

The rivalry behind the translation of the Rosetta Stone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Should mummies be on display?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 7The contested legacy of an icon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 6Secrets of the pharaoh's mummy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 5Treasures of the tomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4The mystery of Nefertiti. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.