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Ramesses the Great : Egypt's king of kings

Wilkinson, Toby, 1969- author, Yale University Press, publisher

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\"Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat--the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history. He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum. His reputation eclipsed that of all other pharaohs as well: he was decried in the Bible as a despot, famed in literature as Ozymandias, and lauded by early antiquarians as the Younger Memnon. His rule coincided with the peak of ancient Egypt's power and prosperity, the New Kingdom (1539-1069 B.C.).\"--Dust jacket.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Ramses II, King of Egypt / Ramses II, King of Egypt. / 1320-1200 B.C. / Pharaohs Biography. / HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt. / Kings and rulers. / Egypt Kings and rulers Biography. / Egypt History Nineteenth dynasty, ca. 1320-1200 B.C. / Egypt.
• ISBN: 9780300256659, 0300256655

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