The Impact Of Ancient Egypt's Pharaoh Ramesses II's Death

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This podcast episode is about Ancient Egypt and the fall of Ramesses II. “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Ramesses II reigned as Egypt's unchallenged champion for more than sixty years. But within decades, the dynasty of Egypt’s greatest pharaoh had fallen apart. In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined once again by Dr Campbell Price to chart the reign of Ramesses the Great and how his house descended into slow collapse. From monumental building projects that once proclaimed eternal power to the advent of instability, rebellion and the looming threat of the Sea Peoples, discover how Egypt’s New Kingdom began to fracture under the weight of its own success. This is the dramatic final chapter in the story of the House of Ramesses. 0:00 Introduction to Ramses the Great 3:17 The Battle of Kadesh and the Art of Spin 5:05 The World’s Oldest Peace Treaty and Diplomatic Marriages 8:52 Pi-Ramesses: A Strategic New Capital 14:06 The Decline of Art and the Drive for Quantity 20:26 Abu Simbel: The Pharaoh as a Living God 24:34 Prince Khaemwaset: The First Egyptologist 28:43 The Nile, Family, and the Challenge of Succession 31:18 The Ramesseum and the Cult of the King 35:11 Merneptah and the Threats to Egypt’s Borders 42:01 The End of a Dynasty: Queen Tawosret and the Rise of New Blood 51:50 Ozymandias: The Legacy of Ramses II in Modernity Presented by Tristan Hughes. Producers are Joseph Knight & McKenna Fernandez, senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Editor is Matthew Wilson. Channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #TheAncients #AncientEgypt