Example sentences for: ramses

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  • To the left is the diminutive Temple of Seti II, and further along on the right a larger temple dedicated to Ramses III.

  • Two harpists sing the praises of Ramses before the deities, giving rise to the temple’s alternative name — Temple of the Harpists.

  • A second smaller pylon, fronted by statues of Ramses II shields Karnak Temples greatest architectural masterpiece — the Great Hypostyle Hall.

  • Following Ramses II, Ramses III built a vast mortuary complex at Medinet Habu but power was already slipping from royal hands into those of the exclusive and secretive priesthood known as the servants of Amun-Ra.

  • Huge representations of rulers like Ramses II illustrate the power held by the throne and by the cult of personality, though there are also tiny sculptures such as a bust of Queen Hatschepsut, which may have stood on a mantle or in a niche, showing that Egyptians were not just fixated by the epic and monumental.


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