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Definition: Ramses the Great from DK Eyewitness Books: Mummy

The famous Ramses II ruled for 67 years, from 1279 to 1212 BCE. He had a reputation as a great warrior, which he seems to have greatly exaggerated. He and his many wives had over 100 children, and he was probably in his nineties when he died. Ancient Egyptians were short by modern standards, around 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) on average. But Ramses II's mummy, found in the 1881 cache, is 6ft (1.83 m) tall.

Ramses II

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răm'sēz, Rameses II, or Ramesses II both: răm'Әsēz´´, d. 1225 B.C. , king of ancient Egypt, of the XIX dynasty. The son of Seti I , Ramses was not the heir to the throne but usurped it from his brother. He reigned for 67 years (1292–1225 B.C. ). Under him Egypt acquired unprecedented splendor. His empire extended from S Syria to near the Fourth Cataract of the Nile . The most notable incident of his reign was the battle near Kadesh on the Orontes, where the Egyptians were ambushed by the Hittites. Ramses, claiming to have saved his forces single-handed, had vast texts written about his personal valor. War continued with the Hittites for about 15 years until Ramses concluded a treaty of friendship (1280) with the Hittite king and married (1267) a Hittite princess. Ramses left monuments throughout Egypt. The principal ones are probably the temple at Karnak, which he completed; the Rameseum, his mortuary temple, at Thebes; the temple at Luxor; and the great rock temple at Abu Simbel with…
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Ramses II, upper portion of a granite figure from...
(flourished 13th century bc ) King of ancient Egypt, 1279–13 bc . His family came to power some decades after the reign of Akhenaton . Ramses set about restoring Egypt’s power by quelling rebellions in southern Syria and fighting the Hittites inconclusively at the Battle of Kadesh . He captured…
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Full text Article Ramses II

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
răm'sēz, Rameses II, or Ramesses II both: răm'Әsēz´´, d. 1225 B.C. , king of ancient Egypt, of the XIX dynasty. The son of Seti I , Ramses was not the heir to the throne but usurped it from his brother. He reigned for 67 years (1292–1225 B.C. ). Under him Egypt acquired unprecedented splendor. His…
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Egypt, Thebes, Statuary group representing Pharaoh Ramesses II (circa 1279-1213 B.C.) seated on the throne, at his feet his wife Nefertari (circa 1290-1254 B.C.) and their son Amonherkhopeshef, the Pharaoh wears a blue crown (or a war helmet) and holds the Heka sceptre, nineteenth dynasty, diorite
Credit: Egypt, Thebes, Statuary group representing Pharaoh Ramesses II (circa 1279-1213 B.C.) seated on the throne, at his feet his wife Nefertari (circa 1290-1254 B.C.) and their son Amonherkhopeshef, the Pharaoh wears a blue crown (or a war helmet) and holds the Heka sceptre, nineteenth dynasty, …
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Full text Article Ramses II

From Encyclopedia of African History
Ramses II (1290-1224BCE). Head of black granite...
The third ruler in Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty, Ramses II reigned for just over 66 years in the thirteenth century BCE, from approximately 1279 to 1213. The Eighteenth Dynasty had extended Egypt's rule far south of its own border at the First Cataract, far up the Nile (through Nubia) to the Fourth…
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Cut out of sandstone cliffs above the Nile River,...
Also known as: King Useraf; Ozymandias; Rameses II; Ramesses the Great; Ramses II; Ramses the Great (b. ca. 1314–d. 1224 BCE ) third ruler of the 19th dynasty of Egypt Also known as Ramses the Great, Ramses (Rameses, Ramesses) II was the most significant Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, …
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Temple of Luxor, pylon of Ramses II, two colossal statues of the king
Credit: Temple of Luxor, pylon of Ramses II, two colossal statues of the king / De Agostini Picture Library / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979) - Luxor - Temple of Luxor. Pylon of Ramses II, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1290-1224 b.C Two…
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Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara (Third...
In 1798 when Napoleon's troops landed in Egypt they were accompanied by 167 scientists whose task was to document not only the geography, flora, and fauna of modern-day Egypt but also the remains of Ancient Egypt. With the publication of the Déscription de l’ Égypte almost 20 years later, the…
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Also known as: Luxor; Waset In the Iliad Homer famously described the city as “hundred-gated Thebes.” However, Thebes is better understood as an entire site that encompassed the east and west banks of the Nile, containing temples and palaces, the dwelling-places of the living and the everlasting…
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(mĕm'fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C. ), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. It was reputedly founded by Menes , the first king of united Egypt. Its god was Ptah . The temple of Ptah, the palace of Apries , and two huge statues of…
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