The last strong Egyptian ruler was Ramesses the Third who followed the footsteps of Ramesses the Second. He was forced to protect Egypt against foreign intruders and rising powers in the ancient Near East, who intended to gain a foothold in the fertile Delta regions.
First he fought against the Libyans in the fifth year of his reign, then against the Syrians and the Sea Peoples in the eighth year of his reign, and once more against the Libyans in his eleventh year.
The most important achievement of Ramesses the Third was his leading the Egyptian army against the alliance of Sea Peoples coming from the Aegean islands and the Libyans from the northern shores of Egypt.
This famous naval battle was depicted in panorama on the northern walls of the temple of Medinet Habu at Thebes.
The reign of this king witnessed some domestic problems. The payment of wages to the community of Deir el-Medina was two months behind. This provoked the first known worker strike.
Ramesses the Third was murdered as a result of a harem conspiracy. One of his secondary wives, who was attempting to secure the succession to the throne for her son, directed the murder plan.
Ramesses the Third built a mortuary temple at Medinet Habu and another small commemorative temple at Karnak for the Theban Triad.
Important sculptures of Ramesses the Third are exhibited in the Egyptian Museum. They include a sculpture of the king with a standard and another statue of the king between the gods Horus and Seth in a coronation triad .
First he fought against the Libyans in the fifth year of his reign, then against the Syrians and the Sea Peoples in the eighth year of his reign, and once more against the Libyans in his eleventh year.
The most important achievement of Ramesses the Third was his leading the Egyptian army against the alliance of Sea Peoples coming from the Aegean islands and the Libyans from the northern shores of Egypt.
This famous naval battle was depicted in panorama on the northern walls of the temple of Medinet Habu at Thebes.
The reign of this king witnessed some domestic problems. The payment of wages to the community of Deir el-Medina was two months behind. This provoked the first known worker strike.
Ramesses the Third was murdered as a result of a harem conspiracy. One of his secondary wives, who was attempting to secure the succession to the throne for her son, directed the murder plan.
Ramesses the Third built a mortuary temple at Medinet Habu and another small commemorative temple at Karnak for the Theban Triad.
Important sculptures of Ramesses the Third are exhibited in the Egyptian Museum. They include a sculpture of the king with a standard and another statue of the king between the gods Horus and Seth in a coronation triad .
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