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Inner_Doctor5987 t1_jcl2bo8 wrote

Reply to comment by scotsgirl77 in 3D scan of the Tomb of Ramesses II (KV 7) and recent conservation work by shrimplypibbles20932

Do you know a book on Ramses II? I have recently been enamored by ancient Egypt, and I want to dive in.

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Bentresh t1_jcu94hk wrote

Peter Brand’s Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh is coming out next month and will be the best overview of the reign of Ramesses II.

In the meantime, Kitchen’s classic Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt is well worth a read. Some of his conclusions are questionable, particularly those centering on the Exodus and other biblical matters, but there’s no Egyptologist alive who’s more familiar with the historical texts of the Ramesside period.

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Inner_Doctor5987 t1_jcvgu9x wrote

Thank you. That's exciting news.

Do you have more? Like, I've also struggled to find literature on the empire cycle.

Now that I've read on Tut, I'm reading on Akanaten.

After that, I want to read on Cleopatra and maybe the Ptolimaic era.

Have you read 12 Ceasars? It looks like a great, fluid picture of the Roman empire, but does it focus on those dictators or does it look at the culture and politics as a whole?

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