Dr. Campbell Price

Anyone who's not an ancient Egyptian is to be pitied or despised and to be crushed under the pharaoh's sandals.

So that is how they are depicted in art and that is how they are presented to the gods and that is how the universe works.

The name, yeah, the house of Rameses, it's an apt metaphor.

for not just the physical residence of a whole line of kings, but also for the house, the actual dynasty that continues, of course, for many generations.

Yes, and the peace treaty maybe marks something of a pause, and then he really focuses on building.

But he's been building for some time.

It's interesting with Ramesses II, unlike his father Seti I. I mean, there is a, yeah, subjectively speaking, there is a, objectively perhaps speaking as well, there is a decline in the quality of artwork.

Although Ramesside art, the art of Ramesses II still is very beautiful.

It's maybe not quite as finely executed as that of his father.

But you get the impression as the reign progresses that

even though he's got a lot of building under his belt, he wants to bash it out quicker and more of it.

And the quality even seems to decline further.

It's just more, more, more, more, more.

Keep these people occupied.

Possibly the oldest.

Possibly.

Challenge me.

I don't know of a good example to challenge it.

Yes.

This is tailing because the Egyptians are proud of this.