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Ramses II and the Architect of His Own Legend
While previous episodes have explored Ramses II’s wars, his mummy, and his family, this episode uncovers the quiet machinery behind his immortality: the scribes who managed his image. We focus on Hori, the Royal Scribe and Chief of Works, whose administrative records reveal how Ramses systematically recycled monuments from earlier pharaohs like Seti I and Amenhotep III. By inscribing his own cartouches over older statues and rebuilding temples in Nubia, Ramses didn’t just conquer territory—he curated history itself. Lucas and Luna discuss the Ebers Papyrus references to royal workshops, the…
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