Ramses II Research Paper

This paper will give an overview of the life of Ramses II. The questions you might be asking are: Who is Ramses II, why he is important, or what did he accomplish that made him so historically known. Well, my paper will cover all these questions and more.

First: “Who is Ramses” II, he was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated and most powerful Pharaoh. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor". He is traditionally believed to have been the Pharaoh during the Exodus.
Ramses II was born around 1303 BC and at age fourteen, Ramses II was appointed Prince Regent by his father Seti I. He is believed to have taken the throne in his early 20’s and to have ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC for a total of 66 years. This allowed him to be the second longest-ruling Pharaoh in
Rameses II father was Seti I and his mother was Tuya. Tuya was not one of Seti I's major wives, and therefore Ramses II was probably not given the training of a king from an early age. However, he did serve as a co-regent with his father prior to Seti I's death.
Ramses II Was believed to have as many as fifty sons and fifty daughters, though only a few of them are known to us. His most likely favorite wife was the well known Nefertari, though he obviously had many others. It is also believed he was succeeded by a son named Merneptah who was an old man himself by the time he ascended the throne.
Ramses’ love of architecture and power allowed him to erect more monuments and temples than any other Pharaoh. Abu Simbel, probably Ramses II’s most impressive structure was carved from a sandstone cliff. Although Abu Simbel remains his most famous structure, he had many more architectural projects. “It was evident Ramses II wanted to leave a mark as a reminder of his great strength and