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Ramses the Great, Hardback Book

Ramses the Great Hardback

Part of the Ancient World Leaders series

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Ramses II, pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, left an indelible mark on ancient Egypt.

Often known as Ramses the Great, his reign was a golden age when political and cultural life thrived.

He created spectacular monuments, including the magnificent Abu Simbel temples, the royal city of Piramses, and his mortuary temple Ramesseum.

As a military leader, he expanded the Egyptian sovereignty from Nubia in the south to Syria in the west.

Brilliant and ambitious, he forged with the Hittite Empire the first-ever peace treaty.

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