Ramses II's Lost Tomb and the Theft of a King

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Oct 3, 2026 · 8m · transcript

We trace the final, undignified journey of Ramses II’s mummy after his death in Year 66 of his reign. While Abu Simbel stood as an eternal monument, his body was moved multiple times to escape tomb robbers, ending up hidden in the Valley of the Queens before being looted by priests who melted down his gold amulets for survival. We explore the chaotic post-imperial period, the role of the High Priests of Amun in managing royal necropolises, and how Jean Vercoutter and Pierre Montet eventually recovered this fragmented history from KV1 and KV7. This episode reveals that even Egypt's most…