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Which Egyptian dynasty did Ramses II belong to?
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Ramses II
A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the hair. Limestone bas-relief from Memphis, Egypt, 1290–24 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt. He reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE, a period marked by extensive building programs and military campaigns against the Hittites and Libyans.12