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Tristan Hughes

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Absolutely, because, going back to Rabi's symbol once again, just because I haven't been there recently, when you get close to the colossal statues of Rameses, you also see smaller depictions of a few of his wives and a few of his children believed as well.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

So he was the ones that...

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

I know you're not supposed to have favourites, but there are a few that he picked to place alongside him on this temple to himself.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

I must also ask, obviously that thing, the beating heart of Egypt is the Nile.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And every year you have the annual floods, don't you, which determines how successful the agricultural yield will be the next year.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And if the flooding is too low, then it could lead to famine.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Do we get a sense, I mean, is there any surviving archaeology that hints that there were times in Ramesses's reign where they had a lot of trouble from floods and stuff like that?

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Or was he just in a very good century where everything worked his way in that regard?

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Well, I could ask so many more questions about Ramesses, but I know we've got to move on.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

So let's go to nearing the end of Ramesses' reign.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

So he's got all of those children.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

He's outlived many of them by this time as well.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Many of his wives are dead as well.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

By this time, Nefertari is certainly out of the picture.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And also, sorry, I must also mention the Ramesseum because we haven't really touched on it.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And this is, it's named after himself, but what is it?

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And was that where Ramses wanted to be buried?

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

And that will be where, many, many, many centuries later, Belzoni will find that colossal statue, the head of which is in the British Museum today.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Well, okay.

The Ancients
Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

Sixty-six years on.