Episode
Episode 84: Ramesses the Great, the Legendary Pharaoh
Ahmad Hashemi
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2024-08-04
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Ramesses II's significance transcends his construction of one of antiquity's most formidable empires—his greatest legacy lies in pioneering historiography itself. As one of history's first great propagandists, Ramesses preceded even Herodotus, the Greek father of h Read more…Ramesses II's significance transcends his construction of one of antiquity's most formidable empires—his greatest legacy lies in pioneering historiography itself. As one of history's first great propagandists, Ramesses preceded even Herodotus, the Greek father of history, in documenting human civilization. Without his monumental records and the artifacts from his reign, future generations would possess scant knowledge of the ancient world he inhabited and shaped. This episode reveals how a pharaoh became history's earliest and most influential chronicler. Close