Lion Tracks Photo QnA -- Pharaoh Rameses II of Egypt. This third king of the 19th dynasty is often incorrectly identified as the Pharaoh of the exodus.

Pharaoh Rameses II (alt. Ramesses II, Rameses the Great) of Egypt.
Circa 1301-1235 B.C.

This third king of the 19th dynasty is often incorrectly identified as the Pharaoh of the exodus. He was father of the Pharoah Merneptah. View our timeline of history for more details.

Bust of Rameses II on display at the British Museum, from Thebes circa 1270 B.C.

One of four identical statutes from Bubastis.
Bust of Rameses II, in Red Granite, on display at the British Museum,
circa 1290 B.C.