So what is the history of Smallpox? • The first known victim of smallpox was Pharaoh Ramses V of Egypt, who died in 1157BC and whose mummy still bears the scars of the disease. • When the ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

How did Ramses III help the economy? His building program for homes and buildings, law and order consolidation, and tree planting program made him a well-known figure. Many of his most important ...

Dr Nielsen’s findings - published in the journal Antiquity – contradict the commonly held view that Ramses the Great was waging - and winning- fierce war with his neighbours, in Libya, Nubia and the ...