Ramses II Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, was the third pharaoh of 19th Dynasty in Egypt, and his place in power (1279~13 BCE) is known to be the second longest in ancient Egyptian history. He is the one who are to be mentioned in the Biblical story of Moses. Even though that there are no imperial evidence, Ramses II ruled during the Jewish exodus from Egypt. Ramses II is considered to be one of the gretest Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, because of his outstanding accomplishments. His hard work and accomplishment have left great legacy to Egyptian history.
He was born as Seti I and Queen Tuya’s son, and he supported his father’s military campaigns at 14, which he also was assigned as a prince Regent of by his father. He became a pharaoh after his father died, since his father also was pharaoh of Egypt. He had accomplished more works than his father have done. When he was 22, he formed his own military campaigns in Nubia. These events demonstrate that even though he was at a young age, his military tactics and strategies were great. Other than military greatness, Ramses II made various accomplishment and left great impact to Egyptian society that every ancient Egyptian site mention of Ramses the Great: architectural, military, and religious impact. Firstly, Many historians assume that the best accomplishment done by Ramses II is his architectural endeavors. Ramses II’s distinct interest in architecture lead him to make various monuments, that he made the most monuments than any of other Egyptian pharaohs did. He have built three main architectures: Ramesseum, Abu Simbel, and Pi-Ramessese. One of the most noticeable works is Ramessuem and the Abu Simbel temple. Ramessuem is a memorial temple located in Luxor, and archeologists found mass of valuable historical document there. Ramessuem was solely built to honor himself, and he made people to create statues of him. Abu Simbel is the temples built near the Nubian area. There are giant statues of Ramses sitting down which are 66 feet tall at the entrance. Finally the Pi-Ramses, thought it is not actually a architect structure, Pi Ramesees was built by him which is a powerful and strong city. With his great contribution to architecture, he has left a great legacy to Egyptian society toady. Secondly, Ramses II can be recorded by having many military battles and known for his great military tactics. His most noticeable battle is the Battle of Kadesh, which occurred in 1274 at the city
