King Ramses II: Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II in Cairo.
The discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II in Cairo. This is a great discovery by a team of Egyptian and German archaeologists. Although discovered in the populated area of the poultry market in Cairo. In fact it is a popular suburb in Cairo built on the temple of Heliopolis. According to the head of the team of archaeologists. These remains discovered near the temple of Ramses I. Among the remains of the other statue is an 80 cm bust of King Seti II. Carved on a limestone rock with a face with fine features.
“This statue is not engraved and therefore cannot be identified. But the fact that it is at the entrance to the temple of King Ramses II would mean that it could belong to him”. Explains the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
King Ramses II: born around -1304 and died in Pi-Ramses around -1213. The third pharaoh of the XIX.e Egyptian dynasty. He is also called Ramses the Great or Ozymandias. Manetho calls him Ramses (or Ramesses Miamoun, Rampses).
His reign: Is of an exceptional duration for the time. Covers alone half the number of years that includes the XIXe dynasty. In addition to the many monuments he had built across the country. He also had many statues carved in his image. Moreover, he has his name engraved on almost all the temples, including those of other pharaohs. As if he had had them built himself. As well as this extraordinary amount of art objects and architectural elements in his name. However, it explains that we find its trace in almost all the museums of the world.
