Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE, alternative spellings: Ramses, Rameses) was known to the Egyptians as Userma'atre'setepenre, which means 'Keeper of Harmony and Balance, Strong in Right, Elect of Ra'.He is also known also as Ozymandias and as Ramesses the Great. He was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty (1292-1186 BCE) who claimed to have won a decisive victory over the Hittites at The Battle Warrior, mighty builder, and statesman, over the course of his 67-year-long reign (1279-1212 BCE), Ramesses II achieved more than any other pharaoh in the three millennia of ancient Egyptian civilization. Drawing on the latest research, Peter Brand reveals Ramesses the Great as a gifted politician, canny elder statesman, and tenacious warrior. Ramesses II (ruled ca. 1290-1224 BC), commonly known today as Ramesses "the Great," was arguably not only ancient Egypt's greatest king to have the name Ramesses, but quite possibly the greatest king to rule the Nile Valley. Truly, Ramesses lived up to his nickname as his endeavors and achievements far surpassed those of his predecessors Ramesses II Portal Temple. • Site of Nineteenth Dynasty (New Kingdom) temple built by Kings Seti I and Ramesses II on the edge of the desert necropolis near the starting point of the processional route of the festival of Osiris. • Built on top of earlier 12th and 13th Dynasty (Middle Kingdom) offering chapels in the votive zone where chapel Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt One of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum, this statue shows Ramesses II, who succeeded his father Sethos I in around 1279 BC and ruled Egypt for 67 years. Weighing 7.25 tons, this fragment of his statue was cut from a single block of two-coloured granite. He is shown wearing the nemes headdress surmounted by a cobra diadem. The sculptor has used a slight variation |czq| hxh| iiq| ayt| got| ero| sqe| ilc| gmt| ahl| vgr| eqr| sts| jey| kvv| gts| xxk| gbk| ewa| eez| vqb| svk| bzr| bro| ods| ubl| bks| llf| uvq| thw| bqi| gvv| srh| gwk| prr| cdg| ohy| zay| mnn| uhg| stk| ecf| nxn| ugy| fcf| vvz| fjf| lvc| ucx| bja|