Some time ago, Egypt held a mummification parade...
In order to stimulate the tourism industry due to the downturn of the epidemic, the Egyptian authorities came up with the idea of "moving the mummy".
They loaded the bodies of the pharaohs and queens of ancient Egypt into the car and prepared to transport them all the way from the Museum of Ancient Egypt to the Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
This is not a casual joke, the car walks up,
The lights come on,
Carriages, people are still in place, as well as artists performing to help, all kinds of gorgeous scenes are praised by netizens aesthetic online,
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Even the President of Egypt joined the.
Don't... Is this the legendary Grave Head Bundy? (Not)
These 22 mummies were transported, each of which was not small, including the only female pharaoh of ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut,
Source: The movie "The Treasure"
There is also the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, who is known for his "curse" and the golden mask,
Source: The movie "Tutankhamun"
But the most famous one is Ramses II, who is often referred to as one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt, creating the golden age of ancient Egypt, and posterity often uses his legendary stories to engage in artistic creation.
You see Ramses II probably a very brave muscular man,
It could also be a big handsome guy who draws eyeliner,
And ramses II in history, although he has great military achievements, has also been crowned "rich and handsome", "the most affectionate person" and other titles, but his orthopedics (blood incest), the deeds of taking his own daughter as a concubine, but left the emperor with a lot of controversy, even more than 3,000 years later, there are still people studying and discussing.
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Super handsome guy? The legendary pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Speaking of Ramses II, everyone should be most interested in his appearance, and some people call him "the most handsome pharaoh". I searched the picture and looked like this:
If you restore a person, it might look like this:
In addition, according to the scientists' study of his mummy, Ramses II is likely to be a tall man with red hair and a height of 180.
Source: The following are all from the movie "Ten Commandments"
Ramses II was born around 1303 BC (during the Shang Dynasty of China), and when he was five years old, his father became a pharaoh, so he grew up in the royal family and basically did not worry about food and clothing.
At that time, Ramses II had an older brother, who was the prince of Egypt, the one who was ready to become the next pharaoh. However, his brother unfortunately died when he was about 14 years old, so Ramses II took over as his brother and was crowned prince.
In order to ensure that the future emperor was brave and good at war, When Ramses II was 15 years old, his father took him everywhere to fight, and he learned things quickly, and after a few years he could lead the army alone.
After his father's death, at the age of 24 he became the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. During his reign, he was ambitious, leading armies against the Hittites, Nubians, and other enemy forces, expanding the territory of the Egyptian Empire, and perhaps most famously the Battle of Kadishi.
Ramses II fought against the 50,000 Hittites with a small force of 20,000 men with fewer enemies and more enemies, and although no one really won the battle, he was regarded as a hero by the people.
In addition to his military career, he also had a great passion for architecture. Within a few years of his accession to the throne, he ordered the construction of many ancient temples.
For example, the Abu Simbel Temple, which must be visited when traveling to Egypt, is also built by him, and there are huge statues of himself at the entrance of the temple, each of which is more than 20 meters high, which was absolutely magnificent thousands of years ago.
And these buildings are also proof of the love between Ramses II and his first queen, Nefertari.
Nefertari
Nefertari was not an ordinary woman, and her origins were not known, only that she was a member of the nobility. In Egyptian, her name means "the most beautiful woman", and as her name suggests, her beauty overwhelms the country and makes Ramses II very obsessed.
She was highly educated and had the ability to read and write hieroglyphs, a skill that was quite rare at the time. From the beginning of her husband's reign, Nefertari presented herself as a dutiful wife, accompanying Ramses II to various occasions.
However, her duties seem to go far beyond simply silently supporting her husband from behind. Rumor has it that she may have often taken the place of her husband in certain ceremonies, playing male roles and becoming an "alternate pharaoh". She also used her wisdom in diplomacy, communicating with other important royal figures of the time.
It was this beautiful and talented woman who fascinated Ramses II, and in order to show his admiration for his wife, Ramses II began his traditional art - a large civil engineering. Monuments and whatnot,
Statues of herself and her beloved wife were to be found in various temples, and although she was much smaller than him, it was because ancient Egypt referred to Pharaoh as a god and the queen as a human.
On the pillars of some temples, the frescoes on the walls, and even in the temple, the names of the two can be found linked, as if symbolizing their inseparable emotions.
Unfortunately, the queen died at the age of 35. Ramses II was so grief-stricken that for a long time he did not manage much of the affairs of the government and was completely heartbroken.
He said: "My love is unique – no one can match her because she is the most beautiful woman in the world. She just passed by me and stole my heart. ”
It is also clear from the lavish tombs that Ramses II created for her that they had a deep affection.
Her mausoleum is the most beautiful and spectacular in the Valley of the Queens, and historians refer to it as the "Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt".
The ceiling of the tomb is painted with thousands of small stars, and as you continue down to the burial chamber, you will see the queen's red granite sarcophagus, but unfortunately these have now been destroyed by the tomb robbers.
In honor of his beloved queen, he built a small temple, where the statues of the two of them were as large.
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But in the end, Ramses II was a monarch in charge of the country, and although the love story between him and the first queen was praised as "affectionate", how could the emperor have only one wife?
According to records, Ramses II's harem was full of beauties, and he married eight queens in his lifetime.
This may seem normal for a king, but! The wordless turn of the gods came after the death of Queen Nefertari.
Ramses II and the queen had a daughter named Melitamont, and when the queen died, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he turned around and married his own daughter... Married his own biological daughter... Daughter...
Since then, Melitamon has replaced her mother as the chief queen.
Then this is very strange, the ancient royal family will indeed marry their close relatives in order to ensure the purity of blood, but there are very few who marry their own daughters.
Some say that because her daughter looked and behaved like a mother, Ramses II was so sad that he married her into the house as a substitute for the queen.
Statue of Melitamon
But that's not all, in addition to this daughter, three of his eight queens are also his own daughters...
Therefore, some people think that Ramses II did this only to share the honorary title of mother to his daughter.
But share it, why did you end up having a baby... It is said that he and his daughter had at least one child (I don't know which daughter it was), which means that the son and daughter he gave birth to later are actually grandchildren??
There were so many queen concubines, and Ramses II had many children, he had more than 100 children, the most famous of which should be his thirteenth son, Myrenptah, who, after Ramses II's death, inherited his father's mantle and became the next pharaoh.
Statue of Myrum Putach
Some people may ask: Why is it not the eldest son who inherits the throne?
That's because Ramses II reigned for so long, reigned for about 67 years, and he himself lived to be 91 years old, and it was amazing how old he could live in an age when he relied on god worship.
As for his sons, they either died young, or they waited too long to survive their father. The son who finally became pharaoh also sat on the throne when he was in his 60s.
Prince Charles immediately shouted at the sight: Brother I understand you!
Ramses II built temples and tombs for the "favorite queen" Nefertari, broke the rule that "Pharaoh is a god", and made the statues of the two equally large, such a love story sounds sweet, but the subsequent marriage of his own daughter to replace the queen is also too difficult to say.
Now the legendary pharaoh has "moved" and transported to the new museum. The story of him and the queen has been circulating for thousands of years, and whether it is perfect or broken, it is still to be examined, and there is no conclusion.
I only hope that Ramses II really has the fabled friendship with Nefertari...