If you're a fan of the podcast, well I've got some exciting news for you because we,

at History Hit, were with publishing a book. If you've ever wondered who the third man

on the moon was, or why a pigeon became a hero to the American army, or even whether

Napoleon was really that small. Well then, the History Hit Misscellanie will have the

answer. It's available to preorder now and will be published on the 28th of September.

You can preorder from your favourite bookshop, or visit historyhit.com slashbook. And don't

worry, there's ancient history a plenty in there. I'm made sure of it.

It's The Entrance on History Hit. I'm Tristan Hughes your host, and in today's episode

we're talking about one of the most iconic, the greatest, the ultimate Egyptian Pharaoh

from history. We're talking all about Ramesses, the second, the third ruler of the 19th

dynasty. He is renowned for some of the most iconic architecture and art that endures

from ancient Egypt, whether it's the great temples at Abu Symbol, or the monuments,

many of the monuments that exist at Karnak temples in Luxor. Here are many other achievements

as well. This climactic clash with the hitites at the Battle of Kadesh, wasn't an Egyptian

victory, was it a hitite victory, was it a stalemate, or there's some debate around

that as you're going to hear in today's episode. He is also responsible, or partly responsible

for the oldest recorded peace treaty in history, the first recorded diplomatic marriage in

history, and so much more. There is so much that is recorded about Ramesses, the second

from surviving inscriptions and so on. Not all of it can be taken as being completely

accurate. There is definitely quite a bit of propaganda there. However, his story,

his legacy is huge. Naturally, for such a titanic figure of ancient history, we can't cover

everything about him in one episode. So today, we're more focusing in on the early years

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