Ancient Egypt in an Hour by Anthony Holmes

Author:Anthony Holmes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Pharaoh Rameses II the Great

Rameses II was about twenty years of age when he succeeded his father, Sety I, to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt. His royal wife, Nefertari (not to be confused with Nefertiti), remained his primary wife and his great love until she died at an early age. Nefertari whose name means ‘the most beautiful’ was laid to rest in an exquisitely decorated rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Queens.

Rameses the Great

Photograph by Steve F-E-Cameron

Rameses the Great, as he was known, ruled Egypt for sixty-seven years and during his reign the Egyptian Empire was greatly expanded through both military conquests and treaties. The two great foes of the Egyptians during this period were the Hittites, who emerged from southern Turkey as a fearless and ruthless power bent on expansion, and the Nubians to the south in modern-day Sudan, whose desire always had been to campaign northwards to overthrow Egypt and acquire the fertile Nile valley for their own nation.

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