Pharaoh of Egypt (1194-1163 a. C.) of the twentieth dynasty, born Usermaetré Meriamon in Thebes, famous for his great victories and against the peoples of Asia Minor and for being linked, according to the bible, to the oppression and exodus of the Hebrews. In history he appears as one of the great conquerors, along with Thutmose I and III, of the XVIII dynasty, and Ramses II (XIX dynasty).
Third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Egyptian dynasty, born Usermaetré Setepenré in Thebes, whose reign (1290-1224 a. C.), one of the longest in the country's history, marked the last period of apogee of Egyptian imperial power. Heir to the throne of his father, Seti I (née Menmaetré who reigned for 17 years, 1306-1290 a. C.), ended, after ten years in power, the war started by his father with the Hittites of Anatolia, today Syria, when capturing Katna and Tunip.
However, a few years later, he preferred to negotiate a peace treaty with the defeated nation (1283 BC. a.) in substitution to the Egyptian judge and, later, got to marry with a hitita princess (1270 a. Ç.). A builder of great works, he was known for the large number of his statues and for having his name carved into many monuments.
Of the great constructions he carried out, six temples are known in Nubia, two of them excavated in the rock, in Abu Simbel, with four colossal statues of the king. East of the Nile Delta, he founded the city of Pi-Ramesse or house of Ramses, famous for its beauty and located to facilitate campaigns in Asia. In Thebes, he completed his father's funerary temple and built another for himself, now known as the Ramesseum.
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