Ramesses II

Pharaoh of the battle of Kadesh and builder of Abu Simbel, who reigned sixty-six years.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Fought the Hittites at Kadesh and concluded with them the earliest surviving peace treaty.
• Built Abu Simbel and the Ramesseum, and fathered more than a hundred recorded children.
• Buried in the Valley of the Kings; his mummy now lies in Cairo.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 1279 – 1213 BC