Ancient Egypt, as one of the four major civilizations and ancient countries, has left many legends, and Ramses II is the most famous pharaoh in the history of ancient Egypt, known as Ramses the Great, and even said that Ramses is the ancestor of the Egyptians, leaving many legends, but according to historical records, his experience is far less powerful than the legend, and it can even be said that it is simply a weak chicken.
First, the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt
In english materials, Ramses II is called Ramses the Great, to know that this title can be said to be the highest, in history there are only Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cyrus the Great, but obviously his popularity is not so high, but he is called the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt, so why?
The trajectory of his life can be divided into two parts, the first half of his life, Ramses II dedicated himself to expanding the territory and consolidating Egypt's position as a traditional empire. He fought in the north, marched through Syria and Palestine, drank the Euphrates River, fought Libya in the west, and fought Nubia in the south. Except for Egypt, which has no navy and no way to cross the sea to attack the northern shore of the Mediterranean, he has fought all the countries he can fight, the most famous of which is the struggle between the two males, that is, the struggle between Egypt and Herti.
The second half of his life was devoted to construction, and the land of present-day Egypt is full of relics of Ramses II. In addition to the pyramids, he was associated with him in other famous places in Egypt, and he also built a new capital city, Pelle Ramses. The city was one of the largest on Earth at the time. It can be said that with such brilliant national strength under its rule, it naturally has the capital to compete for its historical position.
In terms of popularity, except for a suspicious rebellion recorded in the history of the wilderness, during his 70-year reign, there was no large-scale unrest in egypt, and the people seemed to support him. Later generations of Egyptians often proudly said that Ramses was our ancestor.
There is also a small story that is widely circulated, that later, when Persia conquered Egypt, the Persian emperor wanted to carve his image on the temple of Abu Simpo, hoping to be juxtaposted with Ramses. But the priests of the temple strongly refused the order: they believed that Ramses had conquered the Schitia, something the Persian emperor had not been able to do, so the Persians were not worthy of being on a par with Ramses. The Persian emperor actually tolerated this disobedience and did not insist on his own demands. It can be seen that posterity recognizes the merits of Ramses.
So, the reason for believing that Ramses the Great lived up to his name is that he was a great conqueror, a builder of peace, a defender of the prosperous world, an outstanding architect and an icon of the new kingdom. Any of the above achievements can be achieved, which is enough to be called a mingjun. And doing so much at the same time, is it not worthy of the emperor? Of course, because the exploits of Ramses II are actually far from comparable to other pharaohs.
Ramses II was actually a weak chicken
First of all, when it comes to war, it would be unfair to compare any pharaoh with Thutmose III. This cargo is a level with Napoleon, Hitler, Genghis Khan, and the average person will hehe it. So let's first remove Thutmose and compare only La ii with other ordinary pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.
Ramses I (Grandfather of Ramses II): Mixed from a commoner to a pharaoh with military merit.
Seti I (Father of Ra ii): Laid down the Kadi Stone. I took the young La'er into the city to visit.
Melempta (ra'er's son): Defeated Libya, beheading 9,300 people and wounding 18,000 prisoners (there is of course a blow ratio here, but the general truth is true). The kingdoms of West Asia were reconquered, and for the first time in human history, the term Israel was coined (to be examined here, but to be accepted).
The above is the record of the three generations of the second grandchild. As you can see, La'er's record is the weakest because he lacks an impressive victory. In the Battle of Kadishi, which was written by later generations, the Egyptian army was only 20,000 people, and his son killed nearly 10,000 Libyans in the first battle. Even if you make a half-fold, only 5,000 people are killed, and the battle damage is still ancient. There is less information about his father's and grandfather's record, but judging from the results, I am afraid that it is only high or low.
Look at the pharaoh a little further:
Jahmos I: Conquered for 30 years and established the 18th most powerful dynasty in history.
Amenhotep I: Complete conquest of Nubia.
Amenhotep II: Twice pressed Syria and Palestine to the ground and rubbed them together, conquering Libya.
Ramses III: The Sea Peoples were angry twice through naval battles without a navy. (The Sea Nation was very strong at that time, and the three most powerful civilizations on earth were destroyed by it, including Heti, who had never won a battle in his life.)
Herenheb: A pharaoh who single-handedly maintained Egyptian rule in Western Asia for nearly 30 years.
Yet the truth is so cruel. Compared with these ordinary pharaohs, Ra'er was not outstanding in military merit. Objectively, he is slightly better than the mediocre, but basically that's it. In general, it is in the middle of the pharaoh level of the New Kingdom. Considering that his conquest data is relatively complete, all kinds of small victories have also been recorded, and the winning rate is still quite good, and it is barely reasonable to give the middle and upper. Therefore, Ramses II is completely a weak chicken existence, but he has reigned for a longer time, and the so-called merits, although they fought, did not win the war and did not have any use.