Nammor ramses iii biography
Ramses iv!
Ramses III
(heqaiunu)
Usermaatre Meryamun
1182-1151 BC
Nammor ramses iii biography
He ruled at a time when the outside world of the Mediterranean was in turmoil - it saw the Trojan War, the fall of Mycenae and a great surge of displaced people seeking new homes, a tidal wave that was to break upon the shores of Egypt during his reign.
| Ramses III Statue |
He no doubt sought to consolidate his position and continued his father Setnakhte's efforts to stabilize the country. There were no problems in the south, in Nubia, since that had now more or less achieved the status of a subdued colony.
The first sign of trouble came in Year 5 with an attack from the west. The Libyans, coupled with two other tribes, the Meshwesh and the Seped, endeavoured to force their way out of their deserts into the fertile lands of the western Delta.