Ramesses the Great and the Warrior Pharaohs #1010022

Ramesses the Great and the Warrior Pharaohs explores the rise, power, and enduring legacy of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty, an age defined by military ambition, monumental architecture, royal propaganda, and international diplomacy. From the restoration campaigns of Seti I to the extraordinary reign of Ramesses II, this volume follows Egypt as it struggled to preserve its empire against the expanding Hittite Empire and the growing instability of the Late Bronze Age.

Readers will witness the dramatic Battle of Kadesh, the negotiation of the celebrated Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty, and the construction of Abu Simbel, Pi-Ramesses, and the Ramesseum. The book also explores the influence of Nefertari, the immense royal family of Ramesses, the religious ideology behind his monuments, and the succession crisis inherited by Merneptah. Behind the colossal statues and heroic inscriptions emerges a more complex ruler: warrior and diplomat, builder and propagandist, mortal king and immortal legend.