236: Legends of Ramesses "the Great"
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236: Legends of Ramesses "the Great"

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How does Ramesses II stack up to his predecessors? Why did ancient writers connect him with the Trojan War? In this episode we explore tales of Ramesses, told in antiquity, and consider his legacy in the modern world. Music: Keith Zizza and Luke Chaos. Bibliography Brand, P. (2010a). Reuse and Restoration. In W. Wendrich (Ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2vp6065d Brand, P. (2010b). Usurpation of Monuments. In W. Wendrich (Ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5gj996k5 Brand, P...

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Hello, and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 236, Legends of Ramesses. Ramesses II died around August of 1226 BCE, and almost immediately his legacy began to influence Egyptian society. That fame has never really faded. From antiquity to the modern age, the idea of King Rameses, by various names, has been a symbol of the pharaonic past.

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One curious version concerns the Trojan War. In the classical era, writers connected Rameses, or his era, with the legendary conflict at Troy. For example, Pliny the Elder said that, quote, Rameses was reigning at the time of the capture of Troy. A few centuries earlier, Herodotus claimed that Egypt had a stronger connection with the

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Trojan conflict than history had recognised. In his account of travels in the Nile valley, Herodotus wrote the following. Quote, When I inquired of the Egyptian priests, they told me this. After carrying off Helen from Sparta, Paris sailed away for his own country, but violent winds caught him in

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