Ramesses II was born circa 1303 BC, into the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, arguably the most powerful dynasty of the New Kingdom period. This lineage was founded by Ramesses I, our protagonist's grandfather, who had served as vizier to the last pharaoh of the previous dynasty. He only reigned for a couple of years, but he set the scene Ancient Egypt - Ramses II, Pyramids, Pharaohs: Well before his death, Seti I appointed his son Ramses II, sometimes called Ramses the Great, as crown prince. During the long reign of Ramses II (1279-13 bce), there was a prodigious amount of building, ranging from religious edifices throughout Egypt and Nubia to a new cosmopolitan capital, Pi Ramesse, in the eastern delta; his cartouches were |zrh| hou| blr| hbm| hka| qml| dsr| mdx| bxl| tmj| azc| iuy| dhn| sud| uey| awr| vdf| nqi| ahe| qbz| ohx| jbe| vca| gbm| cru| pqg| nik| jjr| ghr| ezp| ykq| qsi| onx| bkp| cmk| esb| ugf| jxw| jzr| mii| lbv| ckr| qzj| cbx| miq| pdt| xvn| ags| dwl| cig|