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Ramses the Great
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The Egyptians under their mighty king, Ramses
the Great, were a strong force. There are many accounts of the Pharaoh Ramses
II fighting with the Hittites on Egypt’s Syrian frontier. As a boy, Ramses
participated with his father, Seti I, in the wars against the Hittites. He also
learned from his father how to govern successfully
TThe first part of Ramses reign saw constant
war with the Hittites. But when the leaders of both nations realized that there
could be no outright winner, a peace was proposed. The peace treaty can be seen
today, carved on the walls of the Karnak.
The most important of Ramses’ works are the
two great temples carved out of the mountainside at Abu Simbel, in Nubia. The
larger of the two is fronted by four colossal figures of the king that stand 18
meters high. When Ramses died at the age of 92, he was buried in the Valley of
the Kings near Thebes.
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