Dr. Campbell Price
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 10 Jun
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So I think...
Whether Ramses II, the young prince, is already anointed as the chosen successor.
I mean, even the concept of the crown prince that you get in modern European monarchies, I don't think that quite applies.
You don't have to be... It is notionally the eldest son, but there is internal competition.
And I think it is up to the reigning monarch, the king, to say, okay, you're better than him.
And so, you know, there's the heir apparent, may not necessarily be the eldest boy, but...
I'm as sure as I can be, given the reign length of Seti I, that the baby, young boy, Ramses II, is known to his grandfather.
He gets to it pretty quickly.
And by most Egyptologists' estimation, Seti I really is a pretty self-conscious and effective patron of the arts.
He takes this very interesting name, which is a throwback itself to earlier kings, Wechem Mesut, which means literally repeater of births.
So literally in ancient Egyptian, it means renaissance.
He wants to undo a lot of the Amarna interlude.
We know that.
He goes around restoring images of Amun, adding his own name, where the name wasn't there previously.
And in that, he inspires his son deeply.
I think there is a deep psychological thing about this.
Still remember New Kids on the Block, Arabist dynasty.
They want to make absolutely sure that their claim is solid and will last.
And they do that by restoring the works of their ancestors and shouting about how much they've restored the works of their ancestors.
And so Seti I commissions this incredible temple, which still is one of my favourite sites in Egypt, at Abydos, the site in the south of Egypt, a bit north of Thebes.
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