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Born to Seti 1st and grandson to Ramses 1st , in 1303 BCE on the Eastern Nile Delta, Ramses ll. was the second born of the great pharaoh. Highly favored by his father, her was appointed captain in his father’s army, at the age of 12. Ramses inherited the position of pharaoh in 1279 BCE, 4 years before his father died. He became the 3rd pharoh of the 19th dynasty in the New Kingdom of Egypt. During his reign he became obsessed with building colossal monuments. He built a great city called Pi-Ramses, temples in Abydos and Abu Simbel, the Ramesseum and added to and restored temples at Karnak and Luxor. Ramse’s obsession stemmed from his desire to live eternally. He thought that the more things he had his name on the more recognition he would receive from the gods. One of Ramses's greatest