Ramses III
Statues of Ramses III at Medinet-Habu was a
Pharaoh of
Ancient Egypt,and is considered the last great Pharoah of Ancient Egypt, reigning in the 20th Dynasty from 1186 BC to 1154BC--alternate dates are 1196-1164 B.C. His name is sometimes rendered as
Rameses; the Ancient
Greeks knew him as
Rhampsinitus.
He fought off foreign invasions from surrounding nations, and built important temples at Medinet-Habu and
Karnak. Ramses' funerary temple at Medinet-Habu is amongst the largest and best preserved in Egypt. \n \nHe is believed to have been assassinated by members of his harem. His
mummy was discovered by antiquarians in
1886. His Tomb is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings.
Category:Pharaohs
