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Ramses the Great's Pi-Ramesses: The Lost Capital of Egypt's Golden Age
When Ramses II became pharaoh, he built a new capital from scratch on the Nile Delta: Per-Ramesses, the 'House of Ramses.' For centuries it was the glittering heart of Egyptian power, filled with temples, palaces, and workshops. Then it vanished. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the rise and fall of this lost city — from its foundation on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, to its role as a military and industrial hub, to the geological shift that doomed it. They explore the 2013 discovery of the colossal statue of Ramses II at Tell el-Dab'a, the city's connection to the…
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