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Perhaps his most "villainous" deed of which there's good evidence was the execution of his own military commanders after a Hitite attack that nearly cost him his life. According to Rameses, his commanders had abandoned him to his fate when he needed them most, and beheaded them personally due to their treachery and cowardice. However, it is believed that in fact, the Hitite ambush was Rameses' own fault, for he had believed the words of a couple captured spies who had told him the Hitites were nowhere near their camp. Some may see this as an attempt on Rameses' side to cover his own incompetence by blaming his men and punishing them instead. | Perhaps his most "villainous" deed of which there's good evidence was the execution of his own military commanders after a Hitite attack that nearly cost him his life. According to Rameses, his commanders had abandoned him to his fate when he needed them most, and beheaded them personally due to their treachery and cowardice. However, it is believed that in fact, the Hitite ambush was Rameses' own fault, for he had believed the words of a couple captured spies who had told him the Hitites were nowhere near their camp. Some may see this as an attempt on Rameses' side to cover his own incompetence by blaming his men and punishing them instead. | ||
There's also been some controversy about a mysterious Egyptian prince that was portrayed besides Seti I- Ramses' father- but was later erased from all records during Rameses' reign. Some believed that Rameses may have had an older brother, and that he either killed him, or had him assassinated or thrown into prison, in order to seize the crown for himself. There's little evidence to support this, however, and some experts believe that the so | There's also been some controversy about a mysterious Egyptian prince that was portrayed besides Seti I- Ramses' father- but was later erased from all records during Rameses' reign. Some believed that Rameses may have had an older brother, and that he either killed him, or had him assassinated or thrown into prison, in order to seize the crown for himself. There's little evidence to support this, however, and some experts believe that the so called prince may have been a soldier instead, with Rameses being Seti's only son and heir. | ||
Another "typical" villainous trait often attributed to Rameses was his apparent megalomania; he virtually covered the entire land of Egypt with colossal statues of himself, and apparently- unlike other pharaohs who prefered to have their facial features stylized-, had them reproduce his actual face, so that they would be instantly recognizable. Before Egyptian writing was decoded, archaeologists such as Giovanni Belzoni could already tell Rameses' statues apart from those of other pharaohs, because they all looked alike. Rameses also had his people worship him as a living god, instead of simply a representative of one, and had his own statue sculpted along with those of other gods in his famous temple at Abu Simbel. He was worshipped in parts of Egypt and also in Nubia long after his death. | Another "typical" villainous trait often attributed to Rameses was his apparent megalomania; he virtually covered the entire land of Egypt with colossal statues of himself, and apparently- unlike other pharaohs who prefered to have their facial features stylized-, had them reproduce his actual face, so that they would be instantly recognizable. Before Egyptian writing was decoded, archaeologists such as Giovanni Belzoni could already tell Rameses' statues apart from those of other pharaohs, because they all looked alike. Rameses also had his people worship him as a living god, instead of simply a representative of one, and had his own statue sculpted along with those of other gods in his famous temple at Abu Simbel. He was worshipped in parts of Egypt and also in Nubia long after his death. | ||