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When did Ramses II rule ancient Egypt?
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Ramses II
A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the hair. Limestone bas-relief from Memphis, Egypt, 1290–24 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Ramses II ruled ancient Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BCE. His reign was the second longest in Egyptian history.1