Ramses II's Thebes Mortuary Temple: The Ramesseum Revealed

Lucas and Luna explore the Ramesseum, the sprawling mortuary temple Ramses II raised on the west bank of Thebes. They walk through its colossal courtyard, the fallen statue of the pharaoh that inspired Shelley's 'Ozymandias', and the intricate reliefs chronicling the Battle of Kadesh. They discuss the temple's purpose as a house of millions of years, its astronomical ceiling, and its economic role as a landed estate employing thousands. The conversation touches on the temple's later life as a quarry, a Coptic church, and a source of inspiration for antiquarians like Giovanni Belzoni. Along the way, they reveal how the Ramesseum functioned as a propaganda machine, a calendar, and a breadbasket for the living and the dead. #RamsesII #Ramesseum #AncientEgypt #Kemet #Thebes #MortuaryTemple #Ozymandias #Shelley #Kadesh #GiovanniBelzoni #NewKingdom #Amun #HouseOfMillionsOfYears #Luxor #WestBank #Egyptology #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo