Ramses

Some say that Ramses II had six women and more than 100 children.

Nefertari was Ramses II's first wife.

The Egyptians built this temple to honour the Pharaoh Ramses II.

Ramses II was an Egyptian pharaoh.

The reign of Ramses II lasted 67 years.

Visitors from across the world gathered Thursday in Aswan, Egypt, for a rare glimpse of a unique event that still amazes the world — when the sun rays go inside the corridor of the Abu Simbel temples and perpendicular on the faces of Ramses II, his wife, Queen Nefertari and the god Amun on the back wall.

Before the discovery, it was thought that the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses V, was the earliest example of smallpox because of what scientists assumed were pox marks found on the remains.

A bulldozer lifts part of a statue of king Ramses II found in northern Cairo, Egypt.

This phenomenon known as "the Sun Orthogonality" occurs on the same two dates (Ramses II's birth on October 22, and his coronation day of February 22) each year, and tourists from around the world attend the event, some for sun-worshiping rituals and others for simply observing the phenomenon.

If he told the truth, he drowned Ramses in despair.