EditorialRamses III (1193-1162 BCE) smiting an enemy with his club. Relief from the main temple of Ramses III, outside the temple walls, Medinet Habu, Thebes. 20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom.
EditorialRamesseum. Relief depicting the pharaoh in a chariot during a battle. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Egypt.
EditorialRamesseum. Relief depicting an army a battle. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Egypt.
EditorialRamesseum. Relief depicting the pharaoh in a chariot during a battle. 13th century B.C. Nineteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Egypt.
EditorialWorkers replace damaged Pharaonic stones with new ones crafted by stonemasons at the Medinet Habu temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 3, 2022. (Jonathan Rashad/The New York Times)