Who is your favorite Egyptian Pharaoh?

Reverend Conehead

Well-Known Member
Messages
9,938
Reaction score
11,821
Here's mine.
Akhenaten
akhenaten-sculpture.jpg


He was the father of King Tutenkamen and had Egypt worship a single god named Aten. And he built cool temples.

Who's your fav Pharaoh? If you're not sure, here are some possibilities:
https://www.historylists.org/people/list-of-10-famous-ancient-egyptian-pharaohs.html
 

timb2

Well-Known Member
Messages
12,885
Reaction score
19,351
Moderator edit/Link not supplied by member: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II

Ramses
Ramesses II led several military expeditions into the Levant, reasserting Egyptian control over Canaan. He also led expeditions to the south, into Nubia, commemorated in inscriptions at Beit el-Wali and Gerf Hussein. The early part of his reign was focused on building cities, temples, and monuments. He established the city of Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta as his new capital and used it as the main base for his campaigns in Syria. At fourteen, he was appointed prince regent by his father, Seti I.[8] He is believed to have taken the throne in his late teens and is known to have ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BC.[11] Manetho attributes Ramesses II a reign of 66 years and 2 months; most Egyptologists today believe he assumed the throne on May 31, 1279 BC, based on his known accession date of III Season of the Harvest, day 27.[12][13] Estimates of his age at death vary; 90 or 91 is considered most likely.[14][15] Ramesses II celebrated an unprecedented fourteen Sed festivals (the first held after 30 years of a pharaoh's reign, and then, every three years) during his reign—more than any other pharaoh.[16] On his death, he was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings;[17] his body was later moved to a royal cache where it was discovered in 1881, and is now on display in the Egyptian Museum.[18]

Ramses-statue.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Top