Ramses the Great's Stables: How He Raised His War Horses

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In this episode of Ramses the Great, Lucas and Luna explore an often-overlooked piece of Egypt's military might: the royal stables of Per-Ramesses. Drawing on archaeological finds at Qantir and the work of equine historian Dr. Juliet Clutton-Brock, Lucas explains how Ramses bred and trained the horses that pulled his chariots at Kadesh and Dapur. They discuss the origins of the Egyptian horse—likely from the Levant—and the scale of the stables, which could house hundreds of animals. Lucas describes the specialized care given to stallions, the use of grooms and veterinarians, and how horse breeding became a state enterprise. The conversation also touches on the logistics of feeding and watering thousands of horses, the role of the stablemaster, and the symbolic value of the horse as an emblem of royal power. With vivid detail from reliefs at Medinet Habu and the Ramesseum, this episode reveals the unsung infrastructure behind Ramses's chariotry and how mastery of the horse helped sustain Egypt's empire. The episode includes a brief, sincere mention of listener support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #RamsesTheGreat #AncientEgypt #HorseBreeding #ChariotWarfare #PerRamesses #Qantir #Kadesh #MedinetHabu #Ramesseum #EgyptianHorses #JulietCluttonBrock #Stablemaster #Veterinarian #Lydia #NorthAfrica #MilitaryHistory #AnimalHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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