Life
of Ramses II (timeline 1304 -1237 BC).
Ramses II was an ancient Egyptian king,
third ruler of the 19th Dynasty, the son of Seti I. During the early part
of his reign Ramses fought to regain the territory in Africa and western
Asia that Egypt had held during the 16th and 15th centuries BC. His principal
opponents were the Hittites, a powerful people of Asia Minor, against whom
he waged a long war. The major battle of this war was fought in 1274 at
Kadesh, in northern Syria, and in 1258 BC a treaty was signed whereby the
contested lands were divided and Ramses agreed to marry the daughter of
the Hittite king. The remaining years of his rule were distinguished by
construction of such monuments as the rock-hewn temple of Abu
Simbel, the great hypostyle hall in the Temple of Amon at Karnak, and
the mortuary temple at Thebes, known as the Ramesseum. (Encarta 98).
Chronology:
1304: Ramses II becomes king of Egypt.
1300-1299: Ramses I performes the first military actions against Hittites,
but looses. This results in revolts in Egypt.
1294: After supressing the unrest in Egypt, Ramses II can resume the
actions against the Hittites.
1283: Peace treaty with Hittites, and Ramses marries the daughter of
the hittite king.
1237: Ramses II dies, and is succeeded by his 12th oldest son, Merenpath.
Pharaoh Ramses II
Queen Nefertari
Abu Simbel
Links About Ramses II
Ramses
the Great
Sun Rays
Fall Prependicular
About Abu
Simbel
Abu Simbel
References:
Pharoah
Ramses II
Meet other Messengers of Light!
FastCounter
by LinkExchange
