Ramessid Period Placemarks:

Dynasty 19 and 20, often referred to as “the Ramessid period” (1295-1069 BC) are technically still part of the New Kingdom (1550- 1069 BC).
At the beginning of the 19^th Dynasty a restoration took place after the chaos of the Amarna Period.

The reign of Pharaoh Rameses II is famous for it’s length, his confrontation with the Hittite Empire at Qadesh and his many building projects.

During much of the 19^th and 20^th Dynasty Egypt’s power was challenged by first the Hittite Empire in Syria/ Palestine, and later by the “Sea people” and Libyan tribes. These Sea People, a large migration that ended many Middle Eastern states, landed at the coast of Libya and joined forces with Libyan tribes and invaded Egypt. Pharaoh Merenptah managed to fight them off and they would never succeed in conquering Egypt but they would cause much unrest and wars afterwards.

Much of the 20^th dynasty was a period of great social unrest. The High Priests of Amun in Thebes had become very powerful and formed a state in a state, the economy would decline, famine happened and there were continuous attacks by tribes from Libya.
The 20^th dynasty ended with a civil war and great crisis.

Placemarks:

KV16, Rameses I, Valley of the Kings

Temple Sety I, Abd el-Qurna, West Thebes

Abydos, Osiris Temple, Sety I

Cenotaph Sety I, Osiris Temple, Abydos

KV17, Sety I, Valley of the Kings

Abu Simbel, Temple Rameses II

Piramesse, Capital of Rameses II, Delta

Rameses II Temple, Abydos

Serapeum, Saqqara

KV5, Rameses II Sons, Valley of the Kings

Ramesseum, Mortuary Temple Rameses II, West Thebes

KV7, Rameses II, Valley of the Kings

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