Ramses II is often called

"Ramses the Great," a title he

certainly deserved. He reigned
for 67 years, until his death at
the age of 96. He had around
200 wives, 100 sons, and 60
daughters. During his
lifetime, he raided the
Libyans and Nubians and
attacked the Syrians
nearly half a dozen times. Hatshepsut and her two brothers
To celebrate his own were the children of the great
greatness, Ramses built pharaoh Tuthmosis I and his main
more monuments and queen Ahmose. Her brothers were in
temples than any other line to inherit their father's throne,
pharaoh. He added on but they missed their chance when
to the temples at they died before he did. Hatshepsut
Luxor and Karnak, he was his only child of "pure" royal
finished some of his blood, but wouldn't inherit the throne
father's building because she wasn't male. Instead, it
projects, and had went to her half-brother Tuthmosis
several mortuary II, the son of Tuthmosis I and a lesser
temples for himself queen. When he died, his son
constructed. His Tuthmosis III inherited the throne as
most impressive a very young child. Because he was so
project was his young, Queen Hatshepsut acted as his
temple at Abu regent. After about two years,
Simbel in northern Hatshepsut made a bold move. She
Nubia. This huge declared herself pharaoh— so she was
temple was carved now the king, not the queen! The title
right into the face of pharaoh had always been reserved
of a cliff. Its most for a man. Hatshepsut played along
noticeable by having herself portrayed with a
feature is the false beard, a male body, and a king's
four colossal headdress in all statues, paintings,
statues of and carvings. Some writings even
Ramses at the refer to her as a "him"! How could a
front. Each one woman in ancient times get away
is 60 feet tall... with such a radical move? Simple: it
and they are was allowed because she did an
sitting down, not excellent job. She was a bold leader
standing up! who brought peace and economic
success to Egypt.
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