177: Ramesses I, Born of the Sun

Ramesses I (Part 1): Appearing in Splendour. In this episode, we repeat the career and rise of Paramessu (content recycled from episode #170). Then, we begin the reign of Ramesses I, who takes the throne around 1305 BCE. The new king is fully aware of his unusual succession and immediately works to establish his legitimacy... Details: Date: c.1305 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music: Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza. Research assistance: Elissa Day. Episode chapters: Career (recycled): 02:35 - 26:20. Reign (new): 26:20 - 53:50. Select Bibliography: P. Brand, ‘Secondary Restorations in the Post-Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 36 (1999), 113–34. P. J. Brand, The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (Leiden, 2000). P. J. Brand, ‘Usurpation of Monuments’, in W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (Los Angeles, 2010). P. J. Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh (2023). A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, Cairo, 2017). A. Dodson, Sethy I King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife (Cairo, 2019). A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (London, 2004). E. F. Morris, The Architecture of Imperialism: Military Bases and the Evolution of Foreign Policy in Egypt’s New Kingdom (Leiden, 2005). A. Piankoff, ‘La tombe de Ramsès Ier’, Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale 56 (1957), 189–200. R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, The Temples of Karnak (London, 1999). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices