I’ve always found
mummies to be mystical figures…maybe it’s all about Hollywood and their
depiction of mummies, but there is something fascinating about their actual
histories…Ramses II was an Egyptian pharaoh who many consider to be the most
powerful and greatest of all pharaohs during what is known as The Egyptian
Empire…he was the third pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty which was from
1279-1213 BC…he led many successful military campaigns during his rule…even to
this day, there are many monuments in Egypt marking his accomplishments and
dedicated to his memory…he lived to be approximately 90 years old and nine
other pharaohs took the name of Ramses to honor him…his mummy has been moved
several times and now resides in the Cairo Egyptian Museum…in 1974, experts
visiting his mummy noticed that it had started to deteriorate, thought to be
from air pollution and they wanted to take him to be treated to prevent any
further damage…his mummy was sent to France for inspection and his Egyptian
passport listed his occupation as "King (deceased)…speaking of famous
Egyptians, did you know that Cleopatra was born closer to the opening of the
first Pizza Hut restaurant than the construction of the Great Pyramids as most
would think? In fact, there is a Pizza Hut located across from the Great
Pyramids…the sphinx gazes right at it…there is also a Kentucky Fried Chicken
nearby…I find that kind of sad…as sad as when I found out there was a Hard Rock Café
next to Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C…just doesn’t seem right.
