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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Ramesses II: The Battle of Kadesh, Monuments, and Diplomacy (c. 1279–1213 BCE)

Ramesses II: The Battle of Kadesh, Monuments, and Diplomacy (c. 1279–1213 BCE)

  1. Ramesses II accedes to the Egyptian throne

    Labels: Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty, Pharaoh

  2. Early Levantine campaigning expands Egyptian influence

    Labels: Levant, Egyptian army

  3. Battle of Kadesh fought against the Hittites

    Labels: Battle of, Hittites, Ramesses II

  4. Kadesh narrative carved and circulated in temples

    Labels: Kadesh inscriptions, Luxor Temple, Ramesseum

  5. Construction begins on the Ramesseum at Thebes

    Labels: Ramesseum, Thebes, Mortuary temple

  6. Abu Simbel temples commissioned in Nubia

    Labels: Abu Simbel, Nubia, Nefertari

  7. Pi-Ramesses serves as royal Delta capital

    Labels: Pi-Ramesses, Avaris, Delta capital

  8. Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty concluded

    Labels: Egyptian Hittite, attu ili, Ramesses II

  9. Dynastic marriage seals Hittite alliance

    Labels: Maathorneferure, Dynastic marriage, Hittite princess

  10. Setau oversees major Nubian temple building

    Labels: Setau, Viceroy of, Wadi es-Sebua

  11. Ramesses II expands Luxor Temple’s entrance complex

    Labels: Luxor Temple, Forecourt, Pylon

  12. Ramesses II dies after an exceptionally long reign

    Labels: Ramesses II, Merneptah, Succession