Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain ... during his reign was the battle for the important trading city of Kadesh. Under his command, some 20,000 warriors marched against the enemy ...
Rameses reasserted Egyptian control over the Levant in the east and Nubia to the south. The most momentous event of his reign was the Battle of Kadesh (now in Syria) in 1274 BC. Rameses claimed a ...