Friday, April 4, 2008

Ramses the Warrior Part I

Ramses's hometown is Piramesse. He was the third king of the 19th dynasty. Before he emerged victorious at the Battle of Kadesh, he built many temples, monument and cities.

Ramses accomlished many things in his life time that he took pride and one of them is his victory in the Battle of Kadesh. He engaged in numerous wars and battles to reconquer the lost territories of Egypt but his most famous battle is the Battle of Kadesh. The Hittites wanting too recover Amuru from the Egytians, the Hittites marched into Egypt, Ramses and his army faced them with the same valor.

Ramses did not see the Hittite as a threat. He saw the Hittite army as weak. Ramses was desperate to win the Battle of Kadesh for it will expand the Egytian empire into Syria. Kadesh was a strategic location. Another reason that fueled Ramses to win this Battle was that his father also invaded Kadesh in his during his reign.

1 comment:

Demoneyez53 said...

This is one of my favorite egyptians to read about besides cleopatra, King Tut and a lot more. I hope to go to college and become an historian of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Japan