Warrior, mighty builder, and statesman, over the course of his
67-year-long reign (1279-1212 BCE), Ramesses II achieved more than any
other pharaoh in the three millennia of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Drawing on the latest research, Peter Brand reveals Ramesses the Great
as a gifted politician, canny elder statesman, and tenacious warrior.
With restless energy, he fully restored the office of Pharaoh to
unquestioned levels of prestige and authority, thereby bringing
stability to Egypt. He ended almost seven decades of warfare between
Egypt and the Hittite Empire by signing the earliest international peace
treaty in recorded history. In his later years, even as he outlived many
of his own children and grandchildren, Ramesses II became a living god
and finally, an immortal legend. With authoritative knowledge and
colorful details Brand paints a compelling portrait of this legendary
Pharaoh who ruled over Imperial Egypt during its Golden Age.