Ramses II is the commonly used name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Usermaaton360? (often rendered as Ramesses II or Ramses II). The term denotes the second ruler named Ramses in the 19th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects and military campaigns. In study contexts, “Ramses II” identifies the famed nineteenth-dynasty king who reigned around 1279–1213 BCE and is often distinguished by epithet like “Ramesses II” and “Pharaoh of the Exodus” in popular tradition.
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