RAMSES II

flourished 13th century BC byname Ramses The Great, also called Usermare Ramses third king of the 19th dynasty of Egypt, whose reign (127913 BC) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and for the many colossal statues of him found all over Egypt. Additional reading General works. Sir Alan H. Gardiner, Egypt of the Pharaohs (1961), based primarily on the written documents; R.O. Faulkner, Egypt: From the Inception of the Nineteenth Dynasty to the Death of Ramesses III, Cambridge Ancient History, 2nd ed. vol. 2, ch. 23 (1966), with bibliography. Specialized works. R.O. Faulkner, The Battle of Kadesh, Mitteilungen des deutschen archologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo, 16:93111 (1958); Sir Alan H. Gardiner, The Kadesh Inscriptions of Ramesses II (1960), and with S. Langdon, The Treaty of Alliance Between Hattuili, King of the Hittites, and the Pharaoh Ramesses II, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 6:179205 (1920); K.A. Kitchen, Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt (1982, reprinted 1985).