Ramses ll became King when he was only 20 years old. He built temples , monuments and cities. He had 8 royal wives and over 100 children. He was the Great Pharaoh of Egypt for 67 years. He was 96 years old when he died. They buried him in the 'Valley of the King' King Tutankhamen or the 'Boy King' was only 9 years old when he became King. He didn't reign long. He died when he was about 18 years old. They buried him in the 'Valley of the Kings'. Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, found his tomb. A lot of archaeologist went to see the tomb. Some of them got ill and died. Was it a curse?