Bringing Ramses II Back to Life For more than 3,000 years, he lay untouched by time. Then modern science stepped in. Ramesses II — known as Ramses the Great — ruled Egypt for 66 years and built monumental temples like Abu Simbel. He led massive armies, signed one of the earliest known peace treaties after the Battle of Kadesh, and became one of history’s most legendary pharaohs. But in 1974, something extraordinary happened. His mummy was flown to Paris for conservation treatment. Yes — the anci