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Ramesses II smites his enemies |
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RAMESSES II ERA
1279 BC - Ramesses II defeats the Hittites
Ramesses II 20,000 strong army narrowly defeats the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh. He then presents the victory as a great personal triumph show in hieroglyphs on the walls of Karnak.
ca. 1279-1212 BC - Per Ramesses built
Ramesses II builds the grandest temples of all: Per Ramesses, a city built to honor and glorify him.
ca. 1279-1212 BC - Ramesses II's Nefertari dies
Ramesses builds two enormous temples into cliff faces in south Egypt and dedicates one to his wife and one to himself. |
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