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Ramses the Great's Silver Diplomacy: The Peace of Year 21
In Year 21 of his reign, Ramses II concluded the world's first recorded peace treaty with the Hittite king Hattusili III. But the real story is the silver tablet on which the treaty was inscribed — a diplomatic currency that carried Kemet's voice across the ancient Near East. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Ramses used not just chariots and temples, but letters, gifts, and a marriage alliance to secure Egypt's borders after Kadesh. They follow the silver tablet from Hattusa to Karnak, unpack the 'brother-to-brother' language of royal correspondence, and…
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