The New Kingdom Pharaoh Ramesses III was assassinated by multiple assailants — and given postmortem cosmetic surgery to improve his mummy's appearance. Those are some of the new tidbits on ...

Ramesses III was ancient Egypt's last great pharaoh. But mystery swirled for centuries around whether he had been really assassinated in a plot devised by one of his own wives.

Ramses III died after his throat was slashed, study shows The pharaoh may have been buried with his assasin son The palace coup attempt was long debated in scholarly circles Famed ancient Egyptian ...

Ramses III was found with another mysterious mummy, known as E – which might have been the body of the Pharaoh’s traitorous son, Pentawere. A bone analysis showed the man was about 18 to 20 ...

A 3,200-year-old tomb believed to belong to a high-ranking military commander from the era of Pharaoh Ramses III was unearthed at Tell el-Maschuta in northeastern Egypt, according to a report by ...

Painted relief on. the tomb of Amonherkhopeshaf depicting Pharaoh Ramses III in front of the Isi-La Grande. Photo: DEA / G. Dagli Orti / De Agostini via Getty Images.

Ramesses III is considered the last pharaoh of the New Kingdom - ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC - to have wielded significant power.

Ramses II ruled for 70 years and had 100 children. Egypt paid the price. The pharaoh left behind a monumental list of accomplishments. But his reluctance to pass the baton ultimately led to his ...

Not only was he assassinated by several assailants, but the pharaoh Ramesses III was also given post-mortem cosmetic surgery, according to a study of royal mummies spanning from about 1543 B.C. to ...