King of Kings: The Nineteenth Dynasty
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KING OF KINGS: THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
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King of Kings: The Nineteenth Dynasty. The Nineteenth Dynasty. Along with the Third, Fourth, and Eighteenth Dynasties, the Nineteenth is one of the most famous in the 3000 year history of Ancient Egypt. This fame is due to two men, a father and a son. Seti I. Seti I. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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KING OF KINGS:THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
The Nineteenth Dynasty
Along with the Third, Fourth, and Eighteenth Dynasties, the Nineteenth is one of the most famous in the 3000 year history of Ancient Egypt.
This fame is due to two men, a father and a son
Seti I
Seti I
KV17, Seti’s tomb, is the largest ever found in the Valley of the Kings Richly decorated Booby-trapped with false rooms, dead ends, and
pits
When discovered, archaeologists were shocked to discover it kept going and going… …For a full 328 feet… In 2008 they discovered more! The tomb is at least 446 feet!
The Most Famous Pharaoh Ever
Despite Seti’s fame…one pharaoh towers above all the rest…
Seti’s son…
Ramesses the Great
Ramesses II, The Great
Longest reigning pharaoh in history: 67 years Married 7 wives…and plenty more on the side Estimated to have had 100 children
Monstrous ego and megalomaniac Built cities and monuments ALL OVER dedicated
to himself
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” –Ramesses the Great
The Temple of Abu Simbel
The Ramesseum
Nefertari: The Great Queen
Nefertari the Queen
Ramesses and Nefertari
Ramesses saw to it that his favorite queen was honored virtually everywhere he was
Nefertari has the largest and most lavish tomb in the Valley of the Queens
The Battle of Kadesh, 1274
Ramesses goes to war with the Hittite Empire for control of Syria, to expand the Egyptian Empire
Kadesh is the largest chariot battle in history, close to 6000 war chariots fight
The Battle of Kadesh
A military draw between Egypt and the Hittites
As a result of the battle, Egypt and the Hittite Empire sign the first international peace treaty and alliance in world history
Kings of Eternity
By the way… Seti I and Ramessess the Great are still around…
…3400 years after they died…
…and they’re looking…somewhat…well…
The Pharaohs Today
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