Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak. Record-Breaking ...

The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses reasserted Egyptian control over the Levant in the east and Nubia to the south.