Ramses the Great's Fishermen and the Harvest of the Nile

Ramses the Great's Fishermen and the Harvest of the Nile

What did Ramses the Great's Egypt eat? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of Nile fishermen and the massive state-run fishing industry that helped feed an empire. From the papyrus marshes of the Delta to the drying racks of Per-Ramesses, we explore how fish — especially Nile tilapia and catfish — were caught, processed, and distributed to temple workers, soldiers, and pyramid builders. We meet the 'fishing overseers' who managed fleets of boats and the specialized crews who used nets, traps, and harpoons. Learn about the role of the Nile god Hapi in ensuring bountiful catches, and how fishing was both a vital industry and a symbol of abundance in tomb art. We also touch on the ecological bounty of the Nile before the Aswan Dam, and the contrast between elite diets of beef and game and the commoner's daily protein from the river. A fresh angle on Ramesside economy that hasn't been covered in previous episodes. #RamsesTheGreat #AncientEgypt #NileFishing #PerRamesses #Hapi #EgyptianEconomy #NileDelta #AncientFisheries #EgyptianFood #RamessidePeriod #Tilapia #Catfish #PapyrusMarshes #TombArt #EgyptianWorkers #History #FexingoHistory #AncientAgriculture Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

Ramses the Great's Stables: How He Raised His War Horses

In this episode of Ramses the Great, Lucas and Luna explore an often-overlooked piece of Egypt's military might: the royal stables of Per-Ramesses. Drawing on archaeological finds at Qantir and the work of equine historian Dr. Juliet Clutton-Brock, Lucas explains how Ramses bred and trained the horses that pulled his chariots at Kadesh and Dapur. They discuss the origins of the Egyptian horse—likely from the Levant—and the scale of the stables, which could house hundreds of animals. Lucas describes the specialized care given to stallions, the use of grooms and veterinarians, and how horse breeding became a state enterprise. The conversation also touches on the logistics of feeding and watering thousands of horses, the role of the stablemaster, and the symbolic value of the horse as an emblem of royal power. With vivid detail from reliefs at Medinet Habu and the Ramesseum, this episode reveals the unsung infrastructure behind Ramses's chariotry and how mastery of the horse helped sustain Egypt's empire. The episode includes a brief, sincere mention of listener support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #RamsesTheGreat #AncientEgypt #HorseBreeding #ChariotWarfare #PerRamesses #Qantir #Kadesh #MedinetHabu #Ramesseum #EgyptianHorses #JulietCluttonBrock #Stablemaster #Veterinarian #Lydia #NorthAfrica #MilitaryHistory #AnimalHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

Ramses the Great and the City of Per-Ramesses: His Delta Capital

We explore the founding, layout, and daily life of Per-Ramesses, the magnificent city Ramses II built as his northern capital. Learn how the city's location near the Nile's Pelusiac branch gave it strategic and economic advantages, how its temples celebrated the gods Amun, Ra, and Seth, and how its massive warehouses and workshops supplied Egypt's army and trade networks. Discover the role of foreign recruits from Canaan and the Sea Peoples in the city's garrison, and the evidence from the 1887 discovery of the city's remains at Qantir. This episode offers a vivid picture of a royal city that was both a political statement and a living metropolis. #PerRamesses #RamsesII #AncientEgypt #Qantir #PelusiacBranch #AmunRa #Seth #NileDelta #EgyptianCapital #19thDynasty #Egyptology #Archaeology #CityPlanning #NewKingdom #AncientHistory #NorthAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

Ramses the Great and the Battle of Dapur

In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore one of Ramses the Great's lesser-known but fiercely fought campaigns: the siege of Dapur in Syria. While the Battle of Kadesh dominates the popular imagination, Dapur was a crucial stronghold that Ramses personally captured, as recorded in vivid reliefs at the Ramesseum and Luxor Temple. We examine the tactics of Egyptian siege warfare—scaling ladders, battering rams, and archers covering infantry—and how Ramses used these victories to project power into Hittite territory. We also discuss the enigmatic 'Dapur People' and the geographical debate over whether Dapur was in Syria or Lebanon. Along the way, we touch on the logistics of campaign, the role of the army divisions named after gods like Amun and Ptah, and how Ramses's propaganda machine turned a tough siege into a symbol of divine favor. Fresh material that builds on prior episodes about Kadesh and Egyptian military organization. #RamsesTheGreat #BattleOfDapur #SiegeWarfare #EgyptianMilitary #Ramesseum #LuxorTemple #AncientWarfare #Syria #Hittite #NewKingdom #Kemet #DivineKingship #Propaganda #Archaeology #MilitaryHistory #AncientEgypt #NorthAfrica #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

Ramses the Great's Mummy: The Secret of His Survival

In episode 160, Lucas and Luna examine the extraordinary story of Ramses the Great's mummy — from its discovery in a hidden cache at Deir el-Bahari in 1881 to the sophisticated embalming techniques that preserved his body for over 3,000 years. They explore the delicate process of mummification in the New Kingdom, the priests' use of resins, linen, and amulets, and the shocking moment in 1974 when the mummy was issued a passport for a trip to Paris to combat a fungal infection. Along the way, they touch on the work of Gaston Maspero, the controversy over the mummy's unwrapping, and what modern CT scans reveal about Ramses' health, including his likely cause of death. This episode offers a vivid, human portrait of the pharaoh's final journey — not to the afterlife, but through the hands of archaeologists, curators, and conservators who preserved his legacy. #RamsesTheGreat #EgyptianMummy #DeirElBahari #Mummification #NewKingdom #GastonMaspero #Egyptology #MummyCache #Pharaoh #Embalming #CTScan #FungalInfection #Paris #Afterlife #AncientEgypt #NorthAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]