Ramses II

noun

Ramses II

Ramses II?1225 bcMEgyptianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?1225 bc , king of ancient Egypt (?1292–?25). His reign was marked by war with the Hittites and the construction of many colossal monuments, esp the rock temple at Abu Simbel

Nothing in the way of explanation is to be obtained from the monuments of this kind belonging to the time of Ramses II.

Here we find fifty-seven shields; immediately before Ramses II.

A fifth papyrus, which is also attributed to the time of successors of Ramses II., has preserved a collection of apothegms.

To effect the transformation of this region, Ramses II built two important cities.

It is believed by some that the fragment bearing the oval of Ramses II.

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