| − | '''Ramses II''' was a very long-lived [[pharaoh]] of the Egyptian kingdom being on the thrown from 1290 to 1224 B.C. He was the son of [[Seti I]]. He reached an accommodation with the [[Hittites]] of Anatolia after a standoff in the [[Battle of Kadesh]] in Syria. He built on a grand scale throughout [[Egypt]], and was fully deified in his own lifetime. Modern examination of his body shows that he must have suffered greatly in old age due to a number of ailments. | + | '''Ramses II''' was a very long-lived [[pharaoh]] of the Egyptian kingdom being on the thrown from 1290 to 1224 B.C. He was the son of [[Seti I]]. He reached an accommodation with the [[Hittites]] of Anatolia after a standoff in the [[Battle of Kadesh]] in Syria. He built on a grand scale throughout [[Egypt]], and was fully deified in his own lifetime. Modern examination of his body shows that he must have suffered greatly in old age due to a number of ailments. He was suceeded by one of his many sons, [[Merenptah]] |