Ramesses the Great: Reign of the God-King - Egyptian History - Part 2 - Extra History

1274 BCE: Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple as a testament to himself, weaving tales of grand victories into its very walls. Yet as the sands of time shift, Nefertari, his greatest love, faces her end, and Ramesses must grapple with his own legacy. 🏛️✨

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[Yes-vxun]

The fact that this man lived into his early 90s without modern medicine is just astonishing

[theemries]

Hittites: "We beat the Egyptians at the battle of Kadesh!"
Ramses: "Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way."

[baconninja]

The Goldilocks rule of heirs:

This king has no sons! His kingdom will have a shaky transition in power.

This king has too many sons! His heirs will weaken the throne.

This king has just enough sons! His kingdom will last for another generation.

[chrisrubin]

The outliving all of your hundreds of sons thing is a very crusader kings moment

[CaptainKillroy]

For anyone wondering about that poem for Ramsesses The Great, here it is:

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

[KDannXII]

other kings: I want to live longer.
Ramesses: Living long has caused to many problems.

[hallamhal]

To elaborate, most previous pharaohs had their hieroglyphs embossed on walls... easy to chisel off and replace. Ramesses had his hieroglyphs engraved into walls, making them much more durable

[MichaelSmith-ijut]

As a God-King myself this video was really insightful

[UnreasonableOpinions]

Points to Nefertari for being one of the best diplomats from the era, doing a huge amount to get Egypt to decisively win peacetimes much more than they won their wars.

[philtkaswahl]

Ramses II [making finger guns at own statue]: "Lookin' divine, Ramses!"
Ramses statue [making finger guns in turn]: "Back atcha, Ramses!"

[mikakestudios]

Even though have real love for the history of Egypt, it just astounds and befuddles me that Rameses the Great was *BEFORE* the bronze age collapse.

[kaned]

I remember seeing the procession between museums!! Incredible that his legacy has stood this grand test of time.

[dVector]

"if you think you can do better...."
God, i don't think i can. Even just outliving Ramses is a tough ask.

[genluk]

Even though I think I'll keep to playing Age of Bronze for Rome 2 instead of Pharaoh, Im glad CA sponsored this, learning more about the past is always good and I couldn't help but smile when I heard Ramses II got a parade again after thousands of years. Keep up the good work Extra History.

[EgyptianKingPlays]

As an Egyptian I am fond that you are spreading this knowledge that teaches how many civilisations contributed to our modern world

[georgewael]

fun fact Ramesses the second actually has a passport where is written as pharaoh of Egypt it was needed for him to travel to France for studying

[danielsantiagourtado]

AMAZING video as always! You guys truly did the greatest pharaoh justice!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[MatthewTheWanderer]

Ramesses the Great seems like the kind of person who would NOT be surprised to find out that people still talk about him several thousand years after he died!

[Falzyker]

Well Ramesses did the Odin before Odin did it himself, as in he sacrificed to himself in his name, all he needed as a final gift (to himself) was to impale a spear through his chest as he died for a final sacrifice.

[anubis]

As an Egyptian, thank you for telling our history.