"The author succeeds in bringing this distant age to life through telling detail and insightful analysis. Whenever he can, the author takes advantage of opportunities to peer beneath the mask."-- The Economist " Ramesses the Great is an authoritative work by one of the great authorities on the subject of Ancient Egypt. This slim volume . gives the general reader a great adventure without dry details, exaggeration, and undo speculation."--Robert S. Davis, New York Journal of Books "The fascinating biography of Ramesses II. As far as we can presently understand his character and motivations, prize-winning Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson fleshes them out well.

"--Richard Jupa, Strategy Page "In this brilliantly engaging and sympathetic portrait, Toby Wilkinson has harnessed all his investigative and story-telling power to unveil the mystery of the man who became the only Pharaoh in over twenty-six centuries to be given the title 'Great.' In Toby's hands, Ramesses--despite his unique title--feels like a character we all know only too well from the past and the present."--Michael Scott, author of Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West "To include so much about an amazingly larger-than-life personality within such a small space is a remarkable achievement. A marvel of concise and accurate biography."--John Coleman Darnell, coauthor of Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth.