Ramses the Great's Libyan War: The Forgotten Campaign

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Jun 15, 2026 · 5m · transcript

For decades, Ramses the Great's military campaigns have been overshadowed by the Battle of Kadesh. But in his later years, Egypt faced a different threat: waves of Libyan tribes pressing into the Nile Delta. This episode explores Ramses' Libyan war—a brutal, strategically complex conflict that reshaped Egypt's western frontier. We trace the origins of the Libyan incursions, the tribes involved (Meshwesh, Libu), and Ramses' decisive counterattacks. Drawing on reliefs at Medinet Habu and inscriptions from Per-Ramesses, we examine the tactics, the fortifications, and the…