Ramesses may refer to:

Ancient Egypt

Pharaohs of the nineteenth dynasty

Ramesses I Menpehtyre Ramesses I (or Ramses) was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 19th Dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the time-line of late 1292–1290 BC is frequently cited as well as 1295–1294 BC. While Ra ...

, founder of the 19th Dynasty *

Ramesses II Ramesses II ( egy, wikt:rꜥ-ms-sw, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is oft ...

, also called "Ramesses the Great" ** Prince Ramesses (prince), second son of Ramesses II ** Prince

Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben was an ancient Egyptian prince, a son of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Since he is not shown or mentioned anywhere among the children of Ramesses, he is likely to have been one of the youngest of Ramesses' sons. He is known to us ...

, a son of Ramesses II

Pharaohs of the twentieth dynasty

Ramesses III Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. He is thought to have reigned from 26 March 1186 to 15 April 1155 BC and is considered to be the last great monar ...

, adversary of the Sea Peoples * Ramesses IV * Ramesses V * Ramesses VI * Ramesses VII *

Ramesses VIII Usermaatre Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun') (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC), was the seventh Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Ki ...

* Ramesses IX * Ramesses X * Ramesses XI

Locations

* Pi-Ramesses, founded by pharaoh Ramesses II on the former site of Avaris

Books

* ''Ramses the Damned'', an alternate title of the novel ''

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'' by

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* The ''Ramses'' (''Ramsès'') series of five best-selling historical novels, by French author and Egyptologist Christian Jacq

Entertainers and artists

Albert Marchinsky Albert Marchinsky (born Alie Marczynski or Elias Marchinski; 1875''Poland, Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, Births, 1550–1993'' – 31 July 1930) was a Polish stage magician.Obituary in ''The Performer,'' 7 August 1930, p. 5 Biography Marchi ...

, an illusionist whose stage name was "The Great Rameses" * Ramases, an early-1970s-era British musician * Ramsés VII, pseudonym used by Argentine singer-songwriter

Tanguito José Alberto Iglesias (September 16, 1944 – May 19, 1972), better known as Tango or its diminutive Tanguito or Ramses VII, was an Argentine rock singer-songwriter. Born into a working-class family from western Greater Buenos Aires, he began hi ...

(1945-1972) *

Ramesses (band) Ramesses was a British extreme metal band from Dorset, initially featuring former members of Electric Wizard. History Ramesses was formed in February 2003 by Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening (ex-Electric Wizard) with Adam Richardson formerly of ...

, an English sludge/doom metal band, formed by ex-Electric Wizard members Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening *

Ramses Shaffy Ramses Shaffy (29 August 1933 – 1 December 2009) was a Dutch-French singer and actor who became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder", "We zullen doorgaan", "Pastorale", "Samm ...

(1933–2009), Dutch singer * Ramses Younan (1913–1966), Egyptian painter and writer

Fictional characters

* King Ramses, a minor villain in the animated cartoon '' Courage the Cowardly Dog'' * Ramses Emerson, a fictional character in the "

Amelia Peabody Amelia Peabody Emerson is the protagonist of the Amelia Peabody series, a series of historical mystery novels written by author Elizabeth Peters (a pseudonym of Egyptologist Barbara Mertz, 1927–2013). Peabody is married to Egyptologist Radcliff ...

" book series by U.S. author Elizabeth Peters * Ramses, a summon creature in the Game Boy Advance game ''

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'' * Ramses XIII, protagonist of the 1895 historical novel ''

Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...

'' by Bolesław Prus

Military

* MV ''Ramses'', a German

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sunk by HMAS ''Adelaide'' in 1942 * The

Ramses II tank The Ramses II tank is a heavily modernized T-55 main battle tank designed for and used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. A single T-54 was sent to the United States for upgrading. A primary prototype was sent to Egypt where extensive trials were com ...

, an Egyptian main battle tank

Products

* Ramses, a brand of condom manufactured by

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Sports

Rameses (mascot) Rameses is the ram mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels. The anthropomorphic version of him wears a Tar Heels jersey (#5). Three versions of Rameses appear at UNC sporting events. One is a member of the UNC cheerleading team in an anthropomor ...

, the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill {{disambiguation, hndis