KING OF KINGS:THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY

The Nineteenth Dynasty

Along with the Third, Fourth, and Eighteenth Dynasties, the Nineteenth is one of the most famous in the 3000 year history of Ancient Egypt.

This fame is due to two men, a father and a son

Seti I

Seti I

KV17, Seti’s tomb, is the largest ever found in the Valley of the Kings Richly decorated Booby-trapped with false rooms, dead ends, and

pits

When discovered, archaeologists were shocked to discover it kept going and going… …For a full 328 feet… In 2008 they discovered more! The tomb is at least 446 feet!

The Most Famous Pharaoh Ever

Despite Seti’s fame…one pharaoh towers above all the rest…

Seti’s son…

Ramesses the Great

Ramesses II, The Great

Longest reigning pharaoh in history: 67 years Married 7 wives…and plenty more on the side Estimated to have had 100 children

Monstrous ego and megalomaniac Built cities and monuments ALL OVER dedicated

to himself

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” –Ramesses the Great

The Temple of Abu Simbel

The Ramesseum

Nefertari: The Great Queen

Nefertari the Queen

Ramesses and Nefertari

Ramesses saw to it that his favorite queen was honored virtually everywhere he was

Nefertari has the largest and most lavish tomb in the Valley of the Queens

The Battle of Kadesh, 1274

Ramesses goes to war with the Hittite Empire for control of Syria, to expand the Egyptian Empire

Kadesh is the largest chariot battle in history, close to 6000 war chariots fight

The Battle of Kadesh

A military draw between Egypt and the Hittites

As a result of the battle, Egypt and the Hittite Empire sign the first international peace treaty and alliance in world history

Kings of Eternity

By the way… Seti I and Ramessess the Great are still around…

…3400 years after they died…

…and they’re looking…somewhat…well…

The Pharaohs Today

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