Ramses the Great's Abandoned City Per-Ramesses Rise and Fall

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Jul 6, 2026 · 5m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise and fall of Per-Ramesses, Ramses the Great's magnificent capital city. Built on the site of Avaris in the eastern Delta, Per-Ramesses was a sprawling metropolis with canals, temples, and palaces that served as the administrative, military, and religious heart of Egypt for over a century. But within two hundred years, it was largely abandoned. Why? Lucas explains the geological and political factors: the shifting of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, which silted up and left the city high and dry; the rise of Tanis as a new power center…