Ramesses II
Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty who reigned for more than sixty years, fought the Hittites at Kadesh and later made one of the earliest known peace treaties with them, and built Abu Simbel.
| Lived | c. 1303 BC – 1213 BC |
| Known as | Pharaoh of Egypt |
| Birthplace or main place | Thebes |
| Places on the map | Thebes |
ThebesSee the world of Ramesses II in the interactive map
Ramesses II lived before the earliest border map (500 BC); the map above shows the oldest snapshot available.
Further reading
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.