RAMSES THE GREAT

EARLY LIFE

• Born:1303 BC Ancient Egypt
• Died:1213 BC
• Father:Pharaoh Sethi
• Mother:Queen Tuya
• Ramses The Great was named after his grandfather Ramses I.
• Ramses grew up in the royal court of Egypt.
• Ramseses father became pharaoh when Ramses was five.
• When Ramseses older brother died that put Ramses next in line to become pharaoh.

PRINCE OF EGYPT

• At 15 years of age Ramses was the prince of Egypt.
• He got married to his two main wives, Nefertari and Isetnofret.
• Nefertari would rule along side Ramses and would become powerful in her own right.
• As prince, Ramses joined his father in his military campaigns.
• By the age of 22 he started leading battles by himself.

BECOMING PHARAOH

• When Ramses was 25 years old Ramses father passed away.
• Ramses II was crowned the pharaoh of Egypt in 1279 BC.
• He was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty.

MILITARY LEADER

• During Ramses reign he led the Egyptian army against several enemies.
• These enemies included the Hittites, Syrians, Libyans, and Nubians.
• One of Ramseses most famous battle was the great attack of Kadesh.
• In the battle Ramses fought the Hittites.
• Ramses established one of the first major peace treaties in history with the Hittites.

DEATH AND TOMB

• Ramses II died around the age of 90.
• He was buried in the Valley of the Kings.
• His mummy was later removed to keep it hidden from thieves.
• Today Ramseses mummy is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.