Ramesses II, Egypt's ultimate pharaoh

1. Verfasser: Brand, Peter J. 1967- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Columbus, GA : Lockwood Press, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xxxii, 573 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Parallelausgabe: Brandt, Peter J., Ramesses II, Egypt's ultimate pharaoh (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781957454962
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Rise of the Ramessides : the reigns of Ramesses I and Sety I
  • Crown prince Ramesses and his career under Sety I
  • The early reign of Ramesses II
  • The Battle of Kadesh
  • Great of victories : Ramesses II's later wars
  • All the king's wives : Ramesses II's royal women
  • The royal children and their ideological role
  • The path to peace : international diplomacy and the end of the Egyptian-Hittite conflict
  • The silver treaty : the Egyptian-Hittite peace accords
  • Peace and brotherhood : diplomatic relations between the Egyptian and Hittite courts
  • A time of wonders : the earliest royal jubilees of Ramesses II and the first Hittite marriage alliance
  • Ramesses the great god
  • Rich in years : monumental construction and Hittite relations during the jubilee period
  • Twilight of the great god : Ramesses II's last years and his descendants
  • After life : the legacy of Ramesses II.