The History of Egypt

Divine intermediaries. Ramesses II commissioned many statues, some of which are among the ... more

Egyptian-Hittite Diplomacy. In the aftermath of the Treaty, Ramesses II and Hattusili III ... more

In November of 2026, I’d like to take you on a tour I’m calling “Roaming with Ramesses.” T... more

The ultimate pharaoh makes the ultimate agreement. In this interview, Prof. Peter Brand of... more

The Egyptian-Hittite Treaty. In regnal year 21 (c.1272 BCE), Ramesses II announced a treat... more

The later wars of Ramesses II (Years 8 to 15). Following Kadesh, Ramesses led or despatche... more

Moves and counter-moves. In the aftermath of Kadesh, Muwattalli (King of Hatti) seems to c... more

Around 1286 BCE, builders started work at Abu Simbel. Sacred to a local form of Horus, thi... more

Daily Life in Ramessid Egypt (Part 1). Starting around 1300 BCE, the (surviving) corpus of... more

Our final part of the Kadesh story is Ramesses' art. Wall carvings, on major temples, pres... more

My guest today is Dr. Colleen Darnell, who will speak to us about New Kingdom literature (... more

Heavy Metal Hittites. This is a preview of my "rock musical" version of Kadesh. Full versi... more

The war of the words. Following his strategic defeat at Kadesh, Ramesses set about putting... more

Why is the Battle of Kadesh so famous, compared to other ancient conflicts? What can we ta... more

Who won? In the aftermath of battle, Ramesses and Muwattalli withdrew from Kadesh. We disc... more

In June of 1287 BCE (approximately), one of antiquity’s great conflicts unfolded in southe... more