Ramses II: The Great Pharaoh and His TimeMore than 3000 years ago Ramses II, the son of Seti I in the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt, reigned as the lord of the land for 67 years. He promoted artistic endeavor and nudged architectural frontiers as he created a plethora of temples and monuments along the Nile. He had recorded in incised stone the culture of the generations he ruled. He conserved and preserved for the future the records of ancient Egypt, much as the 87 year old Denver Museum of