Ramses II Research Paper
This paper will give an overview of the life of Ramses II. The questions you might be asking are: Who is Ramses II, why he is important, or what did he accomplish that made him so historically known. Well, my paper will cover all these questions and more.
First: “Who is Ramses” II, he was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated and most powerful Pharaoh. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor". He is traditionally believed to have been the Pharaoh during the Exodus.
Ramses II was born around 1303 BC and at age fourteen, Ramses II was appointed Prince Regent by his father Seti I. He is believed to have taken the throne in his early 20’s and to have ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC for a total of 66 years. This allowed him to be the second longest-ruling Pharaoh in …show more content…
all of Egypt. He was once said to have lived to be 99 years old, but it is more likely that he died in his 90th or 91st year.
Now I would like to talk about what Ramses II is known for. Ramses II is known for, his long reign of 67 years, and how everything was done on a grand scale. No other pharaoh constructed so many temples or erected so many colossal statues and monuments. No other pharaoh made so many children, it was presumed that he had over one hundred children with all his wives.
Ramses II 'victory' over the Hittities at Kadesh was celebrated in one of the most repeated Egyptian texts ever put on record. By the time he died at the age of 90 or more, “he had set his stamp permanently on the face of Egypt." Ramses II also extending the territory south into Nubia, strengthening his position against the Libyans.
Other questions you might be asking are: Did he have a wife, did he have children, did he have friends, was he liked or was he hated. I already stated most of these questions but I thought I should add on to what I already stated.
Rameses II father was Seti I and his mother was Tuya. Tuya was not one of Seti I's major wives, and therefore Ramses II was probably not given the training of a king from an early age. However, he did serve as a co-regent with his father prior to Seti I's death.
Ramses II Was believed to have as many as fifty sons and fifty daughters, though only a few of them are known to us. His most likely favorite wife was the well known Nefertari, though he obviously had many others. It is also believed he was succeeded by a son named Merneptah who was an old man himself by the time he ascended the throne.
Ramses’ love of architecture and power allowed him to erect more monuments and temples than any other Pharaoh. Abu Simbel, probably Ramses II’s most impressive structure was carved from a sandstone cliff. Although Abu Simbel remains his most famous structure, he had many more architectural projects. “It was evident Ramses II wanted to leave a mark as a reminder of his great strength and
wealth.”
Now, I will talk about the enemies Ramses II had and intense battles he had with these enemies. In his second year, Ramses II defeated the Shardana or Sherden sea pirates who were wreaking havoc along Egypt's coast by attacking cargo vessels traveling the sea routes to Egypt. “Ramses posted troops and ships at points along the coast and patiently waited for the pirates to attack their prey before skillfully catching them by surprise in a sea battle and capturing them all in a single action and in that sea battle, together with the Shardana, the pharaoh also defeated the Lukka and the Shekelesh peoples.
The Peace treaty with the Hittites Was also a well know act of Ramses II which I would like to talk about know: It all started when Mursili III (The Hittite king), fled to Egypt, the land of his country's enemy, after failing many time to rid his uncle from the throne. Hattusili III responded by demanding that Ramses II give back Mursili III, his nephew back to Hatti.
Ramses II told Hattusili III that he did not know of the whereabouts of Mursili III in his country, and the two Empires came very close to war. Eventually, in the twenty-first year of his reign, Ramses decided to conclude an agreement to end the conflict. The ensuing document is the earliest known peace treaty in world history, which was recorded in two versions, one in Egyptian hieroglyphs and the other in Akkadian.
First: “Who is Ramses” II, he was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated and most powerful Pharaoh. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor". He is traditionally believed to have been the Pharaoh during the Exodus.
Ramses II was born around 1303 BC and at age fourteen, Ramses II was appointed Prince Regent by his father Seti I. He is believed to have taken the throne in his early 20’s and to have ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC for a total of 66 years. This allowed him to be the second longest-ruling Pharaoh in …show more content…
all of Egypt. He was once said to have lived to be 99 years old, but it is more likely that he died in his 90th or 91st year.
Now I would like to talk about what Ramses II is known for. Ramses II is known for, his long reign of 67 years, and how everything was done on a grand scale. No other pharaoh constructed so many temples or erected so many colossal statues and monuments. No other pharaoh made so many children, it was presumed that he had over one hundred children with all his wives.
Ramses II 'victory' over the Hittities at Kadesh was celebrated in one of the most repeated Egyptian texts ever put on record. By the time he died at the age of 90 or more, “he had set his stamp permanently on the face of Egypt." Ramses II also extending the territory south into Nubia, strengthening his position against the Libyans.
Other questions you might be asking are: Did he have a wife, did he have children, did he have friends, was he liked or was he hated. I already stated most of these questions but I thought I should add on to what I already stated.
Rameses II father was Seti I and his mother was Tuya. Tuya was not one of Seti I's major wives, and therefore Ramses II was probably not given the training of a king from an early age. However, he did serve as a co-regent with his father prior to Seti I's death.
Ramses II Was believed to have as many as fifty sons and fifty daughters, though only a few of them are known to us. His most likely favorite wife was the well known Nefertari, though he obviously had many others. It is also believed he was succeeded by a son named Merneptah who was an old man himself by the time he ascended the throne.
Ramses’ love of architecture and power allowed him to erect more monuments and temples than any other Pharaoh. Abu Simbel, probably Ramses II’s most impressive structure was carved from a sandstone cliff. Although Abu Simbel remains his most famous structure, he had many more architectural projects. “It was evident Ramses II wanted to leave a mark as a reminder of his great strength and
wealth.”
Now, I will talk about the enemies Ramses II had and intense battles he had with these enemies. In his second year, Ramses II defeated the Shardana or Sherden sea pirates who were wreaking havoc along Egypt's coast by attacking cargo vessels traveling the sea routes to Egypt. “Ramses posted troops and ships at points along the coast and patiently waited for the pirates to attack their prey before skillfully catching them by surprise in a sea battle and capturing them all in a single action and in that sea battle, together with the Shardana, the pharaoh also defeated the Lukka and the Shekelesh peoples.
The Peace treaty with the Hittites Was also a well know act of Ramses II which I would like to talk about know: It all started when Mursili III (The Hittite king), fled to Egypt, the land of his country's enemy, after failing many time to rid his uncle from the throne. Hattusili III responded by demanding that Ramses II give back Mursili III, his nephew back to Hatti.
Ramses II told Hattusili III that he did not know of the whereabouts of Mursili III in his country, and the two Empires came very close to war. Eventually, in the twenty-first year of his reign, Ramses decided to conclude an agreement to end the conflict. The ensuing document is the earliest known peace treaty in world history, which was recorded in two versions, one in Egyptian hieroglyphs and the other in Akkadian.