EGYPTIAN CITIES
1. THEBES 2. MEMPHIS 3. ORYX 4. HELIOPOLIS 5. GAZA 6. ALEXANDRIA 7. BIBLOS 8. CAIRO | 9. COPTOS 10. EDFU 11. PITHOM 12. BUSIRUS 13. ATHRIBUS 14. MENDES 15. TANIS 16. ABYDOS |
CAPITAL CITY: THEBES.
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RAMESSES II PHAROAH
RAMESSES II RULES EGYPT FOR 33 YEARS AFTER USURPING THE THRONE FROM HIS BROTHER. UNDER HIS RULE THE EMPIRE BLOSSOMED, REACHING FROM SYRIA TO THE FOURTH CATARACT OF THE NILE. HE IS NOTED FOR THE SPLENDOR OF THE MONUMENTS, TEMPLES, AND OTHER BUILDINGS HE DISTRIBUTED LIBERALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, THE RISE OF LUXURY, SLAVERY, AND MERCENARY ARMIES DURING HIS REIGN FOSTERED THE INDOLENCE THAT LED TO THE EVENTUAL DECLINE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE.
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