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Ramesses II, Egypt's ultimate pharaoh /

"Ramesses II was the most magnificent and iconic pharaoh in Egyptian history. His reign was the longest, the most "monumental" in buildings and artwork, the most innovative in diplomacy, and even the most procreative, with over one hundred royal offspring. Drawing on the latest resear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brand, Peter J. (Peter James), 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbus, GA : Lockwood Press, 2023.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Rise of the Ramessides : the reigns of Ramesses I and Sety I
  • Crown prince Ramesses and his career under Sety I
  • The early reign of Ramesses II
  • The Battle of Kadesh
  • Great of victories : Ramesses II's later wars
  • All the king's wives : Ramesses II's royal women
  • The royal children and their ideological role
  • The path to peace : international diplomacy and the end of the Egyptian-Hittite conflict
  • The silver treaty : the Egyptian-Hittite peace accords
  • Peace and brotherhood : diplomatic relations between the Egyptian and Hittite courts
  • A time of wonders : the earliest royal jubilees of Ramesses II and the first Hittite marriage alliance
  • Ramesses the great god
  • Rich in years : monumental construction and Hittite relations during the jubilee period
  • Twilight of the great god : Ramesses II's last years and his descendants
  • After life : the legacy of Ramesses II.