“Weird” Things You Did Not Know About Ancient Egypt’s Ramesses II

Ramesses the second may not have been the first of his name but he is certainly the one remembered as “Ramesses the great” despite his grandfather being the founder of an entire dynasty. One of the most celebrated pharaohs of the New Kingdom, Ramesses was considered a god, an exceptional leader, and a bane of his enemies. But as deserving as he was to be a king, his ascending to the throne was still a stroke of luck.