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|name = Ramesses II | |name = Ramesses II | ||
|native = Hieroglyph-RamessesII.png | |native = Hieroglyph-RamessesII.png | ||
|image = ACO Ramesses II render.png | |image = ACO Ramesses II render.png | ||
|birth = c.1303 BCE<br>[[Egypt]] | |birth = c.1303 BCE<br>[[Egypt|Kingdom of Egypt]] | ||
|death = 1213 BCE (aged c. 90)<br>Egypt | |death = 1213 BCE (aged c. 90)<br>Kingdom of Egypt | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = Kingdom of Egypt}} | |||
|affiliates = Kingdom of Egypt | '''Ramesses II''' (c. 1303 BCE – 1213 BCE), also known as '''Ramesses the Great''' and '''Ozymandias''', whose throne name was ''Ousirmaatre Setepenre'', was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki|Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Nineteenth Dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. He is generally considered one of the greatest and best-known pharaohs, reigning unchallenged for 66 years. | ||
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'''Ramesses II''' (c. 1303 BCE – 1213 BCE), also known as '''Ramesses the Great''' and '''Ozymandias''', whose throne name was ''Ousirmaatre Setepenre'', was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki|Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Nineteenth Dynasty}} of [[Egypt]]. He is generally considered one of the greatest and best-known pharaohs, reigning unchallenged for 66 years. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Ramesses' rule was aided by the High Priests of [[Amun]], who, several generations prior, had been made guardians of [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|the Aten]] by [[Tutankhamun]]. During his reign, Ramesses conducted several campaigns into the [[Levant]] in an attempt to expand his empire. To this end, Ramesses [[Battle of Kadesh|engaged]] the {{Wiki|Hittites|Hittite Empire}} in [[Kadesh]] and laid [[Siege of Dapur|siege]] to Dapur in [[Syria]].<ref name="CotP">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | Ramesses' rule was aided by the High Priests of [[Amun]], who, several generations prior, had been made guardians of [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|the Aten]] by [[Tutankhamun]]. During his reign, Ramesses conducted several campaigns into the [[Levant]] in an attempt to expand his empire. To this end, Ramesses [[Battle of Kadesh|engaged]] the {{Wiki|Hittites|Hittite Empire}} in [[Kadesh]] and laid [[Siege of Dapur|siege]] to Dapur in [[Syria]].<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | ||
During his lifetime, Ramesses long reign was celebrated by an unprecedented number of {{Wiki|Sed festival}}s, numbering 13 or 14 by the time of his death.<ref name="CotP"/> | During his lifetime, Ramesses long reign was celebrated by an unprecedented number of {{Wiki|Sed festival}}s, numbering 13 or 14 by the time of his death.<ref name="CotP"/> | ||
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- "Ramesses—The Victor of Kadesh. The Great General and Conqueror of Lands"
- ―Writings on a tablet in Ramesses' tomb[src]
Ramesses II (c. 1303 BCE – 1213 BCE), also known as Ramesses the Great and Ozymandias, whose throne name was Ousirmaatre Setepenre, was a pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is generally considered one of the greatest and best-known pharaohs, reigning unchallenged for 66 years.
Biography
Ramesses' rule was aided by the High Priests of Amun, who, several generations prior, had been made guardians of the Aten by Tutankhamun. During his reign, Ramesses conducted several campaigns into the Levant in an attempt to expand his empire. To this end, Ramesses engaged the Hittite Empire in Kadesh and laid siege to Dapur in Syria.[1]
During his lifetime, Ramesses long reign was celebrated by an unprecedented number of Sed festivals, numbering 13 or 14 by the time of his death.[1]
Legacy
In 38 BCE Ramesses' spirit, alongside those of his predecessors, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun, were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the God's Wife of Amun, Isidora, who had possession of the Aten. In addition, one of Ramesses living descendants, Sutekh, was kidnapped by Isidora in her ritual to restore 'balance' to Ma'at.[1]
In 2012, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[2]
Trivia
- Ramesses II throne name, Ousirmaatre Setepenre translates as ""The justice of Ra is powerful – chosen of Ra." In the 1st century BCE, a light bow was named after the pharaoh's throne name.[3]
- Ramesses II is included in the "Obelisks" mnemonic set from the first chapter of the "Rome" pack as he was the original builder of four of the Obelisks in Rome, most notably the Flaminio Obelisk. It was moved from Heliopolis to the Circus Maximus in Rome on order of Emperor Augustus in 10 BCE. It was found and restored in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V, and re-erected in Piazza del Popolo.
Gallery
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Concept art of Ramesses II -
Model of Rameses' Throne -
3D model's of Rameses the Great -
Concept art of Bayek fighting Rameses -
Concept art of Bayek facing Ramesses II -
The pharaoh's throne in Heb Sed
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
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