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Hero or Villain?

RAMSES II

Defining
moment

Building Pi-Ramesses
A thriving city that eventually became one
of the largest in all of Egypt, Pi-Ramesses
stood to become the ultimate example of what
Ramses the Great could add to Egypt’s growing
infrastructure. It was a place of storehouses,
docks and military facilities as well as people’s
homes. It was divided into four quarters,
each dedicated to an Egyptian or Asiatic
god. It was a truly royal city, built for
an egotistical ruler.
c.1279 BCE

The mummified remains
of Ramses II remain
very well preserved
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