Famous Egyptian kings
Khufu
Ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid.
Hatshepsut
Powerful queen who ruled Egypt for 20 years and even wore the pharaoh's ritual false beard.
Akhenaten
Banished the traditional gods and set up his own religion.
Tutankhamun
In 1992, the tomb of this boy, pharaoh was found with all its magnificent burial goods intact.
Rameses II
Reigned over Egypt for 67 years and built more monuments and statues than any other pharaoh.
Cleopatra VII
One of the most famous women in history, she killed herself when Egypt fell to the Romans