Ramesses II
Noun
Meaning
king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments
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1259 BC — Ramesses II makes peace agreement with the Hittites (other date is 1263 BC ).
Clayton (1994) p. 146 A bold military leader, Ramesses II led his army against the Hittites in the Battle of Kadesh (in modern Syria ) and, after fighting to a stalemate, finally agreed to the first recorded peace treaty, around 1258 BC.
Ramesses II temple The adjacent temple of Ramesses II was much smaller and simpler in plan; but it had a fine historical series of scenes around the outside that lauded his achievements, of which the lower parts remain.
Shelley began writing his poem in 1817, soon after the announcement of the British Museum 's acquisition of a large fragment of a statue of Ramesses II from the thirteenth century BC, leading some scholars to believe that Shelley was inspired by this.
Repairs to the Sphinx have been made over the centuries by the Pharaohs Tuthmosis IV and Ramesses II, and also during the Roman era.
With his two principal wives and large harem, Ramesses II sired more than 100 children.