Ramses the Greats Libyans: Migrants, Mercenaries, and the War for the Delta

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Jul 22, 2026 · 7m · transcript

Lucas and Luna explore Ramses the Great's long-running campaign against the Libyans, a threat that haunted Egypt's western border for decades. In this episode, they uncover who the Tjehenu and Tjemehu peoples really were — not a single nation, but a shifting coalition of tribes driven by drought and ambition. Lucas explains how Ramses turned the delta into a military zone, building a chain of forts and watchtowers that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Fayum. They discuss the Great Libyan War, a massive invasion that nearly broke through in Ramses's later years, and how…