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Ramesseum

13th century BCE · 13th century BCE

The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of the pharaoh Ramesses II on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, near modern Luxor. Its reliefs depict his campaigns, including the Battle of Kadesh, and it preserves a version of the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty. A fallen colossal statue of Ramesses in its court is thought to have inspired Shelley's poem Ozymandias.

Ramesseum
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ramesseum. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramesseum
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