By what epithet is Ramesses II known?
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Ramesses the Great
He is regarded as the most important pharaoh of the New Kingdom.
💡 Did you know? Nine later pharaohs named themselves after him.
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Against which people did Ramesses fight the famous Battle of Kadesh?
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the Hittites
The battle was a draw but was celebrated by Ramesses as a great victory.
💡 Did you know? Afterwards the oldest known peace treaty in history was concluded.
Which vast rock temples did Ramesses II have built?
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the temples of Abu Simbel
Four colossal statues over 20 metres high depict the pharaoh himself.
💡 Did you know? In the 1960s the temples were moved to save them from the Aswan reservoir.
Roughly how long did Ramesses II reign?
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66 years
An exceptionally long reign for antiquity.
💡 Did you know? He outlived several of his own heirs.
What of Ramesses II survives to this day?
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his mummy
It now lies in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
💡 Did you know? In 1976 the mummy was even flown to Paris for conservation.
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