marriage- but the stripping, groping and rutting in the chamber would suggest there were no other restrictions. After murmuring a spell that locked Ramesses' hands behind his back and forced him to kneel on a cushion, Aloysius elegantly stretched out next to him with one leg draped over the other and an elbow pressed into a low table. Instinctively, Ramesses flexed his muscles and tried to call on his magic, but exhaustion had settled deeply into his joints and grappling against Aloysius' power with
ruled Egypt can be considered great kings. Ramesses III, who was the second ruler of Egypt’s 20th Dynasty, was the last of great pharaohs on the throne. His reign was a time of trouble throughout the Mediterranean. The fall of Mycenae caused people from all over the region to go crazy and topple empires. Ramesses was this king's birth name, as it was for most of the 20th Dynasty rulers who appear to have wished to copy Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty. Ramesses means, "Re has fashioned him". Another part
In the late 19th century, the Seated Statue of Ramesses II was uncovered in the Temple of Harsaphes, Heracleopolis, by Sir William Flinders Petrie (Horne 1985, 22). Currently, it rests in the Mummies Gallery in the Egyptian section of the Penn Museum. The king sits heroically with his hands resting on his lap and wears the nemes headdress on his head. Made of quartzite sandstone, the statue sits at an impressive height of 226 cm, with a width of 74 cm and length of 149 cm. On his arms, there are
Pharaoh: Amenhotep III Building Program: He began his building program very early in his reign. The Temple of Amen at Luxor; The colonnade and forecourt of this temple has been acclaimed by art historians as being the most impressive achievement of Egyptians temple architecture. The third Pylons at Karnak He demolished the shrines and monuments of earlier pharaohs, including some of his father’s, and used the rubble to fill his new pylon. This carried a lengthy inscription praising himself
great king. Ramesses II is one of these pharaohs which is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh. Ramses II name came around quickly, from the success of many victory’s and the concurring over territories that his father was unable to accomplish. He was looked upon in the Egyptian empire as the greatest pharaoh with Later Egyptians calling him “The Great Ancestor". Nowadays he is well-known for leadership, strengths and achievements he has accomplished. Ramesses II become
will be irrelevant. Especially in Ozymandias’s case because it seems that he was from a time long ago possibly before any type of documentation was in place. So the things he has done may never be remembered. You get this sense form the opening line “I met a traveler from an antique land” (Shelley, 1). This is saying that before the traveler told him of this site he hadn’t heard of Ozymandias or his empire. The description of an antique land also does a good job of describing how this area was once
Abstract: The ancient Egyptians expected that life after death would follow the general pattern of life on the earth so they kept in their tombs food to eat, clothing to wear, boats to sail, weapons for war and sports and games equipment’s for their amusement. All the people in Ancient Egypt did many fun things together. All of them enjoyed the Nile River, such as adults and children that they used to swim and fished. People went to their temples together, where they worshipped their gods and watched
letter of request, Dear Chief Burial Master, I leave this letter wishing to inform you of my wishes for the afterlife. I, James Doss leave you this letter regarding the actions that shall be taken to preserve my legacy beyond this realm in the event of my death. Being a direct descendant to the bloodline of Ramesses the Second, I expect this letter to be followed to the very letter. Due to the unforeseeable future that could lie beyond my death, I shall inform you of his accomplishments to prove
Current pop culture has been influenced by great works of literary merit for as long as we can remember. Ozymandias, being the astounding poem it is, evidently had a lot to give to producers, writers, and musicians hundreds of years after its release. Percy Shelley produced various ideas to take from the poem; from whom the poem was about to when the poem was written. Each influenced piece of pop culture uses Ozymandias in completely different ways; making Ozymandias an incredibly versatile poem
Persona: I am an explorer whose life is very adventurous. I have found this ancient journal and have deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs to discover a young Egyptian trip on the Nile, starting from Abu Simbel. Day 1 : I had just arrived at Abu Simbel. I was very eager about the boat trip I was about to go on, along the Nile. I had just woken up to see the sunrise. The magnificent sun shone its rays on the temple of Abu Simbel. I started enjoying the scenery. I opened my eyes to glance at the temples