Ramesses II was a pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty and one of the most extensively commemorated rulers of ancient Egypt. He fought the Hittites at Kadesh, later concluded a major peace treaty and filled Egypt with temples, statues and inscriptions presenting a long and victorious reign.
Ramesses II died in Pi-Ramesses. Ramesses II also held the offices or ranks of Saqqara king and Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Ramesses II belonged to the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Captivating History’s Ramesses focuses on Ramesses II, one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s New Kingdom. In Gordon Doherty’s Thunder at Kadesh, in 1275 BCE, the Hittite and Egyptian empires mobilise for a decisive campaign around the fortified city of Kadesh. Hattu marches with the Hittite host while Pharaoh Ramesses II advances from the south, bringing the rival powers toward one of the largest chariot battles of the ancient world. Further fictional perspectives on Ramesses II can be found in Georg Ebers’ Uarda, Christian Jacq’s Secrets of the Desert, Christian Jacq’s Shadow of the Sphinx, H. Rider Haggard’s Moon of Israel, and Michelle Moran’s The Heretic Queen.
