Why is ramses ii so famous? What does his name mean in Egyptian?

Ramses II wanted everything to be big. The number and scale of his buildings exceeded that of any Pharaoh, and so did his wife and children. He waged wars many times and won, and lived to the age of 96. No wonder he is called "Ramses the Great".

Ramses ascended the throne when he was young, and ruled with his father seti i until he died at the age of 96. In fact, it was his long-term rule that outlined the prosperous new dynasty era.

As soon as he ascended the throne, he launched a series of wars against Syrians, which ensured the stability of Egypt for many years to come. His architecture is grand and solemn, including two temples in Abu Simbel, the hypo-style hall in Karnak Temple, the huge Ramses Temple, a colossus, a tomb and the ancillary buildings of Luxor Temple. He has 200 wives, 96 sons and 60 daughters. When he finally died, there were already 13 heirs who died before him.

In 1280 BC, ramses ii ascended the throne at the age of 25 and reigned for 67 years. His outstanding achievements can be compared with Emperor Kangxi of China. As early as when Ramses was the son of Pharaoh, he had joined his father, seti i, and his bravery made other countries around him praise him. Only one country dares to confront Ramses II-Hittite. This country in Asia has made many bold moves, daring to challenge Egypt's hegemonic position and threatening the country's northern border along the Nile.

From the end of 14 BC to the middle of 13 BC, ancient Egypt and Hittites fought for control of Syria for decades. The battle of Kadish, the key battle in this war, is one of the earliest recorded battles in ancient military history. The peace treaty concluded after the war is the earliest international military treaty recorded in history. This is Ramses II's greatest achievement.

He is one of the most famous and greatest pharaohs in Egyptian history. Ramses II, known as the darling of the gods, is the last powerful Pharaoh of the Egyptian military empire and the ruler who is most keen on building monuments. During his sixty-seven years in office, he built a charming city: the pyramids; The polytheism worship was restored, which made this land along the Nile show a prosperous scene; In order to become immortal, he built many temples and statues for himself; Because of him, Egyptian artists invented gravure printing; At the same time, he concluded the earliest known international treaty and the earliest peace treaty in the world ... Modern medicine has proved that Ramses II, who was born as a god, finally died of sepsis caused by an abscess on his gum.

In ancient Egypt, the great moment of Pharaoh's ascension to heaven was usually when foreigners invaded. Kings in the position of ministers are certainly willing to test the courage of the newly succeeded Egyptian emperor at such a moment. Similarly, for the Pharaoh who just succeeded to the throne, he should also show off his national army to ensure the security of Egypt during his term of office. Therefore, in the fourth year of his succession, Ramses II fought several wars with the Hittites and their allies in Syria. However, the Hitai people are very powerful opponents, and this war lasted for 20 years.

In the second battle, Ramses encountered problems when attacking the "city of fraud". He almost died in this battle. He divided the army into four divisions: Amon, Lala, Putaihe and Setaihe. He himself sat in the caravan, commanding the Amon Division and the Lashi Division, which were half a mile apart. He decided to camp outside the city, but he didn't expect Hittite troops to attack them. Chased by Hittite chariots, sergeant Lashi began to flee everywhere, and everywhere he went, he panicked. The sergeants fled directly to the Amon division half a mile away, but left Ramses behind. Ramses is only surrounded by his bodyguards. He was surrounded by more than 2500 Hittite chariots.

Pharaoh realized that he was desperate, and he took a small group of bodyguards with him in despair and began to charge. Finally fought our way out. Ramses later said, "When my soldiers and cavalry abandoned me, I rushed out of the corner, and none of them could come out to help me."

At this time, the Hittites stopped robbing the Egyptian barracks, giving the Egyptians time to assemble two other divisions. Then, they fought for four hours. At the end of the battle, both sides were exhausted. Ramses has now withdrawn his troops.

As a result of the war, both sides won. Finally, many years after the battle, Ramses was forced to sign a treaty with the Hittite prince. They decided to unite against their common enemy-the Syrian rebels-and signed an extradition treaty.

Ramses reigned for 34 years and signed this treaty in 13. He married his daughter to the Hittite prince. His daughter's name is Ueret-ma-a-nefer-Ra, which means a great man who saw the beautiful scenery of Los Angeles.

Although Ramses was brave in the war, he was not a competent general-this can't help but make people marvel at Thutmose III's achievements in conquering the Hittites. Perhaps Ramses also thought about this question, because he spent the rest of his life building huge construction projects. His name can be seen everywhere in monuments and buildings in Egypt. He often encroaches on his predecessor's buildings and engraves his name on sculptures that do not represent him. Ramses also expanded the Amundhope III Temple in Luxor and completed the multi-column hall of Karnak Temple, which is still the largest room with columns in the world.

Although he may be the most famous emperor in Egyptian history, his actual actions and achievements cannot be compared with the great emperor of 18 dynasty. It seems inappropriate to give him a big title. He occupies an important position in Egyptian history, perhaps just because he carved his name on every possible stone, so people are deeply impressed with him. He did not leave a strong and prosperous Egypt like Thutmose III. After the death of Ramses II, Egypt's solid national palace began to tilt. Fortunately, Ramses' popularity and Egypt's pre-eminent position as a world power delayed her decline. Only ramses iii can temporarily stop this decline.

In the last few years of Ramses' administration, the whole western delta fell into the hands of foreigners, and the land in eastern Egypt was also occupied by foreign immigrants. Rameses' extravagant construction plan destroyed the country's economic strength, and the people were already down and out. Now, due to the negligence of the emperor, under the threat of foreign immigrants and armed invaders, Egypt is facing the danger of losing the delta region.

At this time, the son of Ramses, Moe Putt, succeeded to the throne. In his first few years in power, he prepared for the inevitable war. Today, about 400 years later, Libyan leader Muawi decided to order the capture of the Delta, because the shepherd emperor of the Egyptian Szikszo dynasty recaptured the area in the middle of the empire. He expected that this kind of war would be won, because the Egyptian emperor was fledgling. Driven by this self-confidence, he took his wife, children and all his possessions before the war.

That night, before the decisive war began, Moe Putt had a meaningful dream. In the dream, a statue of Butach stood in front of the emperor. He drew his sword and said to the emperor, "Take it and drive away the fear in your heart."

Moe Putt placed archers on the strategic high ground, and they shot arrows at the invaders at random, as stated in the book: "It took the emperor's archers six hours to completely destroy the enemy and force them to surrender." Moai Putt promised the people that he would bring the enemy back-like a fish in a net-and he kept his promise.

The victory of the war saved Egypt from the brink of complete collapse, but it could not change Egypt's fate-Egypt's economy and politics continued to decline. As for other social affairs at this time, the only record is that Egypt sent grain to the Hitai people to save the famine. From the record of this incident, we can see that the treaty between the two countries seems to be still stable.