The King Ramses II | The King Ramses the second
King Ramesses II is the most famous king in Egypt, he was the successor of his father King (Seti I). He became king when he was young at the age of twenty-five to thirty years. King Ramses II married many beautiful and smart queens, while his main wife was the great queen (Nefertari), for whom he built a temple in Nubia,explore it with Egypt Classic tours to see the great temples. Her tomb in the Valley of the Queens is the most beautiful in Luxor, specifically on the west bank. In addition, King Ramses II also married his daughter (Merit Amun). King Ramses II is considered one of the greatest rulers and warriors of Egypt. He recorded the events of the Battle of Kadesh
Moreover, the actual outcome of the battle was equal on both sides, the king was extremely proud of his courage and military power. He saved Egypt from a crushing defeat in several battles like when he continued to skirmish with the Hittites for many years, but eventually signed a peace treaty - the first in history - with their king; In addition, he married his daughter to complete the alliance with their kingdom. The tomb of the ambassador who delivered the peace treaty was found in Saqqara.
King Ramses II built various gorgeous temples all over Egypt and Nubia, with very professional architectural constructions. His most famous temples include the Temple of Abu Simbel and the Ramesseum – dedicated to his funerary cult – as well as his additions to the Temple of Luxor. He also built many of his statues and seized a large number of other statues that had belonged to previous kings. Furthermore, King Ramses II was originally buried in tomb KV7, but his body was moved to the Deir el-Bahari cache to protect it.
Ramses II is the man of a multifaceted personality and is known as the greatest pharaoh ever in Egyptian history. He is highly civilized and virtuous, along with being a prominent nose, round-cheeked, and high-cheeked with accolades in over 3000-year-old figures and drawings.
Ramses the Second, or the Great, is the Pharaoh who is considered by millions, in fact, for years, as the biblical Pharaoh who chased the Israelites during the Exodus.
Ramses II—the Egyptian pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty—reigned from around 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C. Son of Seti I, during the first years of his reign, tried to reconquer the territories in Africa and Asia Minor, battling the Hittites, against whom he conducted a long war. The most important battle was fought in 1296 B.C. near Qadesh, in northern Syria; since neither army obtained a definitive victory, a treaty was signed that allowed the division of the disputed territories and the conclusion of a marriage between Ramses and the daughter of the Hittite king.
Ramses the Second was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the most celebrated and most powerful pharaoh in the New Kingdom. His successors and Egyptians later called him the "Great King.".
He is assumed to have ascended the throne in his late youth. Manetho (a great historian who classified the history of Egypt into 3 stages, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom, interrupted by three periods, the 1st intermediate period, the 2nd intermediate period, and the 3rd intermediate period, throughout the 30 dynasties) connects Ramses II to a period of 66 years of ruling Egypt in prosperity.
