Ramesses II
Ancient Egyptian king
Ramesses II, also spelled Ramses, was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 19th dynasty who reigned for approximately 66 years in the 13th century BCE.
Often called Ramesses the Great, he is remembered for military campaigns, monumental building projects including Abu Simbel, and the treaty with the Hittites—one of history's earliest recorded peace agreements.
His mummy survives in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
ruler · scepter · crook · flail · majesty · golden · jubilee · longevity
Rock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- colossusStatue of immense size
- obeliskTapering stone monument
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
- statuaryThree-dimensional carved figures
temple · stela · bas-relief · Karnak · Luxor · sculpture · edifice · inscription
Ancient Anatolian civilization
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- battleArmed military engagement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
conquest · warrior · infantry · siege · fortification · archery · victory · Syria
Following in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- reignsHolds sovereign power
- HatshepsutEgyptian queen who ruled
Amenhotep · Tutankhamun · Nefertari · progeny · heir · royal house · legitimacy · cartouche
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- sovereignSupreme in power
monarch · ruler · scepter · crook · flail · majesty · golden · jubilee · longevity · ninety-six
Abu Simbel
Rock-cut Egyptian temple complex
statuary · temple · stela · bas-relief · Karnak · Luxor · sculpture · edifice · inscription · monolith
Hittites
Ancient Anatolian civilization
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- battleArmed military engagement
treaty · conquest · warrior · infantry · siege · fortification · archery · victory · Syria · Nubia
succession
Following in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- reignsHolds sovereign power
Hatshepsut · Amenhotep · Tutankhamun · Nefertari · progeny · heir · royal house · legitimacy · cartouche
- PharaohsKhufu, Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Ramesses the Great
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics, pyramid
- historical rulersJulius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- MonarchsAugustus, Charlemagne, Constantine, Elizabeth I, Genghis Khan
- Warrior KingsAlexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Richard the Lionheart, William the Conqueror, Cyrus the Great
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze dagger