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    Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta, he designated it as Egypt's new capital and used it as the main staging point for his campaigns in Syria. Ramesses led...
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  • of Ramesses II Prince Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben, a son of Ramesses II Ramesses III, adversary of the Sea Peoples Ramesses IV Ramesses V Ramesses VI Ramesses...
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    of Amun, Born of Ra, Ruler of Heliopolis". Ramesses III was not closely related to Ramesses I or Ramesses II. He was the son of Setnakhte and Tiy-Merenese...
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    dynasty, in particular his son Seti I, and grandson Ramesses II. Originally called Pa-ra-mes-su, Ramesses I was of non-royal birth, being born into a noble...
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    mid-to-late 12th century BC and was a son of Ramesses III and queen Iset Ta-Hemdjert. As a prince, he was known as Ramesses Amunherkhepeshef and held the titles...
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    the second son of Ramesses III and became crown prince when his elder brother Amenherkhepshef died aged 15 in 1164 BC, when Ramesses was only 12 years...
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    Pi-Ramesses (/pɪərɑːmɛs/; Ancient Egyptian: pr-rꜥ-ms-sw, meaning "House of Ramesses") was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses...
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    during the 19th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. Their huge external rock relief figures of Ramesses II have become iconic. His wife, Nefertari...
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  • son of Ramesses II 20th Dynasty Ramesses III: adversary of the Sea Peoples Ramesses IV Ramesses V Ramesses VI Ramesses VII Ramesses VIII Ramesses IX Ramesses...
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  • Pharaoh Ramesses II had a large number of children: between 48 and 50 sons, and 40 to 53 daughters – who he had depicted on several monuments. Ramesses apparently...
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    for about 3-4 years before being succeeded by his son Ramesses III. In Year 5 of his reign, Ramesses defeated a Libyan invasion of Egypt by the Libu, Meshwesh...
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    that, under Ramesses II, the city developed new importance in the political sphere through its proximity to the new capital Pi-Ramesses. The king devoted...
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    Sekheperenre Ramesses V (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the fourth pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt and was the son of Ramesses IV and Duatentopet...
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    eleven pharaohs who took the name Ramesses, after Ramesses I, who founded the Nineteenth Dynasty, and his grandson Ramesses II, who was its longest-reigning...
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    scholar, Ad Thijs, has suggested that Ramesses XI could even have reigned as long as 33 years. It is believed that Ramesses ruled into his Year 29 since a graffito...
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    and his son Ramesses II would confront in the future. The New Kingdom of Egypt reached the zenith of its power under Seti I and Ramesses II ("The Great")...
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    He was the third longest serving king of this Dynasty after Ramesses III and Ramesses XI. He is now believed to have assumed the throne on I Akhet day...
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    Seti I (category Ramesses I)
    ruling c. 1294 or 1290 BC to 1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates...
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    Nefertari (category Wives of Ramesses II)
    relation. Nefertari first appears as the wife of Ramesses II in official scenes during the first year of Ramesses II. In the tomb of Nebwenenef, Nefertari is...
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    Egypt from the hands of foreign powers.[citation needed] After Ramesses II or Ramesses The Great outlived twelve of his sons, Egypt was put in the hands...
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    KV14. When looking for a tomb, Ramesses III extended the partly excavated tomb started by his father. The tomb of Ramesses II returned to an early style...
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    Usermaatre Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun') (reigned...
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    reconstructed to show that 11 full years passed from Year 5 of Ramesses VI to Year 7 of his reign. Ramesses VII's seventh year is also attested in Ostraca O. Strasbourg...
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    Demarée to refer to the reigns of Ramesses X and his successor Ramesses XI. If confirmed, this would mean that Ramesses X ruled for 3 years and 10 months...
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    repulsed and defeated by Ramesses, who captured some of the pirates. The event is recorded on Tanis Stele II. An inscription by Ramesses II on the stela from...
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    Battle of Kadesh (category Ramesses II)
    Amurru kingdom. His son and heir, Ramesses II, campaigned with him. Historical records show a large weapons order by Ramesses II in the year before the expedition...
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    time of the reign of Ramesses III (1186–1155 BC). Another was composed in the period immediately following the death of Ramesses III (Papyrus Harris I)...
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    daughter Tanodjmy. As the mother of Ramesses II, Tuya enjoyed a privileged existence of a respected king's mother. Ramesses dedicated a monumental structure...
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    BC—Ramesses II (19th Dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Egypt. During his reign he builds a new capital on the eastern Nile Delta which he, renames Pi-Ramesses...
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    Ramesses (sometimes referred as Ramesses B) was an ancient Egyptian crown prince during the 19th Dynasty. Ramesses was the eldest son of Ramesses II and...
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