"One metric Queen Elizabeth II" Wouldnt one 'Queen Elizabeth II' be an imperial unit?

@youngspinach

3 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@gwest3644

3 жыл бұрын

One “Queen Elizabeth II”, commonly shortened to QeT, is equal to the lifespan of the current British monarch. Unfortunately, its exact measurement is unclear and projections show it being too large a unit to use for anything but measuring the lifespan of stars

@HeavyMetalGamingHD

2 жыл бұрын

We still don't know how long a queen elizabeth II is. Her mother made it to 101

@riven5677

Жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalGamingHD at this rate 120 years

@stormhawkdude

Жыл бұрын

@@riven5677 well not anymore

I just realized your maps all have different textures according to the time and place you're talking about. Noticed the marble for Rome, and now Papyrus for Egypt. Points for attention to detail, bravo

@OverlySarcasticProductions

5 жыл бұрын

If I can't draw to save my life I can at least make my maps pretty :)

@Edax_Royeaux

5 жыл бұрын

So in an American time period, we'll get some glorious cheeseburger map textures?

@GenericHandle.

5 жыл бұрын

ltflak Of course not, a true American map is composed of bald eagle feathers woven together

@micah9668

5 жыл бұрын

Plus the lapis for the water

@StarrTheWitch

5 жыл бұрын

Overly Sarcastic Productions yes, please don't draw, no Les Mis vid again, my eyes can't bare seeing another one of those

"He had over 150 kids, which must have had him some good fathers day parties." Yeah but he also had 150+ birthday parties to remember, plan and finance.

@gamingrubix1722

2 жыл бұрын

But then you realize he was rich with thousands of servants to remember and plan for him

@sorcierenoire8651

2 жыл бұрын

and no political conflict... Damn was he a great father and a cool grandpa

@nguyenuc8950

2 жыл бұрын

Lol child support is a pain

@DragonbIaze052

Жыл бұрын

If over 45% of the year is taken up by birthday parties, just make every day a party.

@henrygustavekrausse7459

Жыл бұрын

After 22, there's likely to be overlap.

Monarchs as long lived as Ramses are rare and you have to remember there where people who where born lived and died under his rule never knowing another ruler to them he most have embodied the concept of a god king

@wadespencer3623

5 жыл бұрын

Not to mention all his statues, the average citizen's only expose to him, would show him in the prime of his life, even when he himself was pushing 90. He truly must have seemed immortal.

@KnightsWithoutATable

5 жыл бұрын

Living past 30 in the Bronze Age, even for a king, was an accomplishment that seemed supernatural. Living into your 90's was pretty much proof of divine intervention.

@wadespencer3623

5 жыл бұрын

+KnightsWithoutATable That's not quite how it works. The live expectancy was around 30 because so many children died. If you survived childhood, you still probably wouldn't live as long as a modern person due to worse conditions, but you weren't guaranteed dead before 40, and royalty often lived as long as we do today cause they weren't breaking their bodies and had access to actual healthcare. 90 is still super impressive though.

@adamblakeslee5301

5 жыл бұрын

Generally, an overworked peasant farmer would live to their 40s or 50s as the strains of continuous manual labor, poor nutrition, and a lack of healthcare wore them down. Nobles could last into their 60s or 70s if they weren’t killed but 90 is damned near impossible.

@awsomesaucekirby

5 жыл бұрын

sf sin The other thing to remember about Monarchs is to never special summon them, as their abilities proq on normal and tribute summons.

Zeus: "I have mated with almost any woman I wanted to and had dozens of children" Ramses II: "Hold me beer"

@phycobunny8272

3 жыл бұрын

This is such an underrated comment 🥲

@Kittymouth

2 жыл бұрын

I know this wasn't the point, but the Egyptians invented beer so that totally works.

@HiHi-sn9xr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kittymouth Zeus: "The Fuck is a Beer?" Ramses II: "Oh man you missing out"

@faisalkamal4319

Жыл бұрын

@@HiHi-sn9xr more like grape water

Random Fact: When they sent Rameses's body to Britain for examination, they gave him full honors that would be bestowed on a king.

@awsomesaucekirby

5 жыл бұрын

GoldenTide change your name to Golden Wind In honor of JoJo

@TheWorldisJCK

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, dude. Roll Tide Roll.

@WilliamGarrow

5 жыл бұрын

GoldenTide France.

@psyc8407

5 жыл бұрын

GoldenTide Yep. When he went to France he got a passport.

@viniciusvyller9458

5 жыл бұрын

And to transport his body from France to Egypt, they made him a passaport.

I think Blue's maps go largely unappreciated. They're so aesthetically pleasing to look at. For example, in this video about Egypt, the land is made of papyrus and the water is made of lapis lazuli, two materials the Egyptians were known for.

@elgostine

4 жыл бұрын

oh shit, i thought those striaions in the sea were a satellite view of possibly, various undersea gorges and valleys since the bottom of the sea is often very bumpy

When the temples Rameses built at Abu Simbel were at risk of being flooded by Nile's rising water, much of the world came together and said: "We can't let something THAT awesome drown. Let's move the whole temple up the hill! What? Two temples? Ok, move them BOTH up the hill! Huh? There is no hill? Well, then build a hill and then move the temples there! Do I have to think of everything here?"

Fun fact: the Hittites were considered to be a fictional people for a while. For a long time the Bible was one of the only sources of knowledge about them, and when the anti religious Enlightenment happened and the Bible was labeled as non historical, the historians and archiologists of the time believed they never existed. That is until Belllzoni discovered the Temple that had the Egyptian records of them (Sorry my inner history buff was nagging at me to say this)

@l.tc.5032

5 жыл бұрын

Noah Johnson while I do not believe in the Bible I think it's fair to assume at least parts of it were based on actual history even if it was few and far between.

@timeaesnyx

5 жыл бұрын

Noah Johnson we come here for nerdgasms, so don't apologize for leaving them in the comments

@basilofgoodwishes4138

5 жыл бұрын

Noah Johnson It was the same with Babylon, until soem archaeological expeditions proved that the City existed.

@Bramble451

5 жыл бұрын

@Noah Johnson: Funner fact: not quite. There were only a few scholars who doubted the existence of the Hittites. The majority believed they existed. What they got WRONG was the IMPORTANCE of the Hittites, and where they were centered. Without actual Hittite texts, and without understanding the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the assumed the Bible was correct in where it placed them and how big they were. The translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs gave scholars a bit of a surprise, but some scholars had already associated a certain style of sculpture as likely belonging to the Hittites. This connection became more plausible once the hieroglyphs showed that the Hittites seemed quite important beyond just the Levant. Then the tablets of the Hittite capital were discovered, proving not only that the Hittite capital was in the center of Anatolia, far from the Levant, but that they were a major player in the Bronze Age Near East.

@noahjohnson935

5 жыл бұрын

Bramble451 thank you for clarifying and informing me more on this topic! :)

I have played enough Civ V to know all about his mighty wars against the warmonger Ghandi

@marcustulliuscicero5443

5 жыл бұрын

Ghandi ain't a warmonger.

@marcustulliuscicero5443

5 жыл бұрын

Ghandi in Civ V has a War Bias of 2, the lowest of all AIs. Meaning he is the least likely to declare war. He also is tied for the lowest Deceptiveness of all AIs, meaning he is also very unlikely to backstab you. In turn he is tied for the second-highest friendliness of all AIs. i.imgur.com/vRUIU.jpg

@oldmanmammoth5364

5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Tullius Cicero When Gandhi achieves nuclear weapons he become a war monger, it’s been like that in every Civ game.

@marcustulliuscicero5443

5 жыл бұрын

No, that happened only in Civ 1. Which came out 27 years ago.And it had nothing to do with nukes, it was caused by Democracy. Researching the tech reduced the aggressiveness of every AI by 2, but as Gandhi already had an extremely low aggressiveness score, it went negative and was interpreted as the highest possible aggression.

@DDdreamer90

5 жыл бұрын

Well they added it back in in Civ V and VI. Ghandi will be, as you said, the most peaceful leader of the bunch, but once he's researched nukes he'll make a lot of them and use them generously. He's not a warmonger in the sense that he starts a lot of wars, but because once he's got nukes he'll use them as the solution for every problem. "When all you've got are nukes, every problem looks like a target."

Was expecting Blue's sultry voice when I clicked... cirst thing I heard was Samuel L. Jackson telling me about Capital One. I got a tad bit too excited thinking Jackson did a collab. How awesome would that be?!

@OverlySarcasticProductions

5 жыл бұрын

With the Capital One Nile Rewards card, you can earn points on every acre of farmland you cultivate. And with twice the Cash-Back, you'll earn back enough money to build your own pyramid in no time. Capital One. What's in your Afterlife? -B

@Alex-hb8cn

5 жыл бұрын

And I take it that "repossession" in this case means that all your money gets fed to Ammit?

@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842

5 жыл бұрын

Not as awesome, as more Red & Blue collabs!

YOU WHO I CALLED BROTHER! ONCE I THOUGHT THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOU LAUGH, WAS ALL I EVER WANTED!!!

@oddacity5883

5 жыл бұрын

Awsamazing Eden “BROTHER,I AM PINNED HERE”

@nix_

5 жыл бұрын

I WILL NOT LET, YOUR, PEOPLE GO!!!!

@oddacity5883

5 жыл бұрын

SEISE,YOUR,HERESY

@dhooth

5 жыл бұрын

lol I did not expect to see this here, nice reference

@nix_

5 жыл бұрын

Deliver Us! - a lot of pressure to put on a newborn baby.

3000 years and Ramses is still ballin

@awsomesaucekirby

5 жыл бұрын

LetsPlayGamers Him and Rasputin are chillin in an etherial VIP lounge.

You said it perfectly: Ramses the Great, more than anyone else before or since, embodied the concept of the Eternal Pharaoh

You thought a mummy was inside the sarcophagus, but it was I ozyman-DIO

@reapedsan4775

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Ozzyman-borne.

@JustinY.

5 жыл бұрын

Is that a JOJO REFERENCE????

@tuquanghuy1996

5 жыл бұрын

"Rameseum Tentitrys!!" *throw a pyramid*

@awsomesaucekirby

5 жыл бұрын

No this is Patrick I can't believe I forgot to make jojokes. I've been doing yugioh ones this whole time

@lizbos2811

5 жыл бұрын

Yes YES YES!!

"On the pedistal these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; And I-I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." Wait. Wrong poem.

@theghostofchristmaspast293

5 жыл бұрын

Hasiumcreeper, slowly clapping my hands.

@jessicadmj8813

5 жыл бұрын

as an english lit major i really appreciate this comment

@namingisdifficult408

5 жыл бұрын

Hasiumcreeper nice

@BennyLlama39

5 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Ozymandias an Ozzy Osbourne album? 😀

@isaaclin3856

5 жыл бұрын

Hasiumcreeper DIO

“One last game of duel monsters with probably Anubis himself.” Nice。

5:40 gotta give mad respect to the guy who literally invented peace between nations.

You can actually view Ramses close up. His mummy is very very well preserved with such great detail that it confuses historians.

“The first recorded incidence of raspberry jam” IM DYING BLUE

@jamienakano1325

5 жыл бұрын

I spit out my tea when I heard that line

I'm sorry, I can't stop thinking about Prince of Egypt.

@christianmoralesortiz4688

5 жыл бұрын

Awsamazing Eden #SAME

@gwynethcloa6694

5 жыл бұрын

YOU WHO I CALLED BROTHER HOW COULD YOU HAVE COME TO HATE ME SO? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?

@348joey

5 жыл бұрын

Eh, I liked the book better. The movie wasn't very true to the source material.

@PHSDM104

5 жыл бұрын

Gwyneth Cloa I SENT MY SWORD I SENT THE HORDE THUS SAYETH THE LORD

@gwynethcloa6694

5 жыл бұрын

PHSDM104 THEN LET MY HEART BE HARDENED AND NEVER MIND HOW HIGH THE COST MAY GROW THIS WILL STILL BE SO: I WILL NEVER LET

Me: Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great? Friend: Ramses II Me: Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. Saw that meme on your twitter. It was spicy.

@elgatto3133

5 жыл бұрын

NONE OF THEM, DIOGENES

@Jobe-13

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@chaospacemarine8330

5 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Trajan, plebeian

@alexandersalesmaciel168

5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Aurelius?????????????????

@Cravenslayer

4 жыл бұрын

One name Cyrus that is all.

Long lived rulers are always interesting to explore. Whether they go into a spiral of decline or are truly awesome. Ramses the great. Ramses the badass. Thanks Blue!

Do...Do you hear that? The wind. It sounds like _"RETURN THE SLAAAAAAAAAAAB! OR SUFFER MY CURSE!"_

@eyeizarandummugga

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Because all I hear is laughing...lots of laughng... hang on I'm gonna take a look and-- IS THAT A FUCKING UPSIDE-DOWN PYRAMID IN THE SKY!??

@yurironoue5888

5 жыл бұрын

Yayy! Thanks for that Courage The Cowardly Dog reference! XD

@cyclpiancitydweller9517

4 жыл бұрын

Return the amulet.

@v0dka885

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ask about his offer?

I know this video is about Ramses, but in the spirit of “remember the ladies” I really wish you had mentioned his wife Nefertari. Even though Ramses had numerous wives and concubines, Nefertari is considered to be the one he loved and respected most. She was a brilliant diplomat and highly educated, more so than most men and women of her time. Ramses dedicated temples to her!! Her tomb is one of the largest and most elaborate in the Valley of the Queens, and I’m eternally regretful it was looted centuries ago. As Ramses the Great’s most beloved queen, could you imagine what would have been in her tomb??

@leeh4669

Жыл бұрын

YES on remembering Nefertari!! She was a total badass - she went to war with him multiple times, and considering that her family may have been nobles of the dead 18th dynasty, it’s possible that she was directly related to Nefertiti as well, which is just plain cool. She also was Rameses’ main Queen, and was considered a goddess along with her husband, the god. They were both very scholarly, and promoted learning and innovation at their courts. I would love to hear more about them and their nerdy love story.

I'm a simple man. I see OSP, I close everything else and click.

@timeaesnyx

5 жыл бұрын

TL Mapping so did I

"A pharaoh is absolute. Worship me. I shall permit it, for people are to prostrate themselves before the sun, and are to praise my countenance."

@haiminhtran1003

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh luv the reference

@HistoryisBoss

4 жыл бұрын

Is this a fgo reference? Or am I wrong?

@little_ghosty1854

4 жыл бұрын

Fgo?

@quadeevans6484

2 жыл бұрын

@@little_ghosty1854 fate grand order, it's an anime

@eusuffezzhariefelizany5732

2 жыл бұрын

@@quadeevans6484 mainly a mobile game

that Age of mythology music tho.

Ramses be like: THIS PYRAMID IS RAW!

@antqueen6543

5 жыл бұрын

PowahSlap Entertainmint Gordon Ramses

@oldcowbb

5 жыл бұрын

its blend

@sealofapoorval7437

5 жыл бұрын

This comment doesn't have enough likes

2:36 No, no, Blue. That's tropes 101. When you beat somebody in a fight, they become you besties. Red should confirm! ^_^ It's official, now. Ramses 2 is an Epic anime protagonist.

@twistedtachyon5877

4 жыл бұрын

After the big showdown in season 2, it apparently stops being a shonen though. After the treaty, it all turns into a huge, highly successful spinoff arc where it's mostly peaceful shenanigans. Still the protagonist, though. Just look at that harem...

@jasonroberts271

2 жыл бұрын

omg

@jasonroberts271

2 жыл бұрын

....that's why he had 150 kids. Anime harem protaganist powers

Ramses II was just a dude who was more interested in his job as king and care of his people, instead search for fame and glory in a military campaign or satisfied some hedonistic habits.

@Jobe-13

4 жыл бұрын

lucas adamis Yes

@Classica2010

4 жыл бұрын

And that what made em remembered and revered far longer

@xdbobxd181

10 ай бұрын

and enslaved tge israellites.

Damn it, Blue! Now you made me wonder what smooth jazz music of Ancient Egypt would have sounded like in the pharaonic boudoir...!

@andrewvarney5687

5 жыл бұрын

My guess it something like Careless Whisper.

@davididiart5934

5 жыл бұрын

This: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKRmucaylaSuebA.html

@dropdead234

5 жыл бұрын

Barry White? Hmmmm...Might he even be related?

There's a Ramesses-Era fortress a mile from my house. It was called Gath Rimmon and there was an archeological dig in the '90s, but there's not much to look at today unless you want to go spelunking in a giant well.

@AmSeris

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of Delta monuments are basically the same thing. Unless you want to go digging there isn't really much to see from delta cities. I'd assume the sediment or the nature of the terrain buried most things. The best preserved monuments are usually in upper Egypt or desert terrain for some reason. Though there is a small exception right near my city. There is a surviving monument of the capital Mendes in Tell El-Ruba, Dakahlia and it looks pretty neat I guess. Probably one of the only Egyptian monuments near greenery.

6:04 shame on you blue...too soon man

6:37 "Temples shot up left and right" JESUS, I know what you meant but that sounds very wrong. Also great video as always you really know your stuff :)

@RoamingPlayer

5 жыл бұрын

Yellow Pancake I had to read that 4 times to realize...and I agree xD

@druffner

5 жыл бұрын

Jews painting swastikas on synagogues, Muslims eating ham sandwiches, absolute anarchy

@purebloodedgriffin

5 жыл бұрын

For a moment I thought that was a dick joke

@catchamp1880

5 жыл бұрын

*ALL THE OTHER PREISTS WITH THEIR PUMPED UP KICKS*

@devildevious2646

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god i just got what you meant......... JESUS

it's ozymand-DIO's time to shine

@somerandompersonwhoclicked1777

5 жыл бұрын

Jetstream Snake jojo reference?! And also fate grand order Right?

@jetstreamsnake5466

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well 😁👌👌

@7OwlsWithALaptop

5 жыл бұрын

You expected it to be Ramses II? Too bad! It was me OzymanDIO!!! WRYYYYYYYYYYY!

@newworth4418

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still expecting for him in my rolls

@JohnPeacekeeper

5 жыл бұрын

New Worth He spooked me while rolling for Choco Bunny

Ramses II the egyptian chuck norris

@justanotherpoweraddict7918

5 жыл бұрын

No this is Patrick DAJAKU DAJAKU

@terryfoster5316

5 жыл бұрын

💪😤✊

@JG-qg1gz

5 жыл бұрын

Ramses ll can look at a cliff and a temple would be there from shear stare power!

@poizonparfait

5 жыл бұрын

2 l8, m8

@cocoabeanz6171

5 жыл бұрын

respect

Really though I only really remember this guy as "Moses' Brother" -Also DIO-

@jankomarow9437

5 жыл бұрын

John Peacekeeper?! I have not expected you here!

@clutchedbyanangel

5 жыл бұрын

I just got him from the GSSR, I was pissed because I just finished levelling Rider Kintoki. After watching this, I'm not mad anymore.

@JohnPeacekeeper

5 жыл бұрын

Madalin Grama I'll just go ahead and let you keep thinking that of me. Nothing I say will change your mind and I'm not really gonna let myself be affected by a complete stranger with no sense of humor.

@clutchedbyanangel

5 жыл бұрын

Will you kindly shut the fuck up

@JohnPeacekeeper

5 жыл бұрын

Madalin Grama Well, I don't really need your respect :P And this is the last I'll say on the matter. Sorry, everyone else, for the fool that is me disturbing you ^^

I’m glad to see you’re so passionate about history, and Red is just as dedicated to literature. It makes me happy to know how much you two care, and to learn so many fascinating stories in this relatable, down-to-Earth way. I hope you enjoy producing many more videos in the years to come.

One of the moving golden-brownish rectangular boxes should have reminded Ramses II that after you win a war you are suppose to claim the territory you just fought over, but in Ramses II's defense, Kadesh was still a green rectangle after the war and therefore probably still should have belonged to the green rectangular army.

@obscure-cultist1709

5 жыл бұрын

The whole battle was a VERY strange one for both sides all thing considered. Neither side ended up fighting the battle they were expecting. Ramses thought the Hittite army was nowhere near Kadesh (due to the faulty intelligence Blue mentioned) and the Hittites thought the Egyptians had fewer troops than they actually had (presumably ALSO due to faulty intelligence). Most historians agree that overall the battle was a stalemate, but the claims of victory by both sides have a grain of truth to it. Its a matter of perspective really. By the end of the day, Rameses owned the field due to his own bravery and tactical thinking, no question. But by then his army was tired, many dead and weapons were spent. He simply wasn't able to prolong a siege, so he packed up and went home. The Hittites meanwhile may have still owned Kadesh by the end of the day, but a ludicrous amount of high ranking people were killed, including one of the king's brothers. Also worth noting is that Egypt didn't really care that much about Kadesh from a strategic sense. It was simply a point of pride to possess it, so technically Ramses got what he wanted.

@Bramble451

5 жыл бұрын

@Obscure-Cultist: Stalemate-sh, I would say. We know Ramesses was caught completely off guard, but we don't know about the Hittites. The Hittites had already encamped, hidden behind "Old Kadesh" before Ramesses got there - so they were expecting the Egyptians. And their intelligence was definitely superior since Ramesses caught Hittite spies not once but *twice*, suggesting that they were roaming all over the place. So the Hittites might have simply hoped for a quick victory before the other Egyptian forces arrived. They didn't get it, obviously. No one owned the field at the end of the day, because there was another battle fought the next day. Ramesses claims that the Hittite king then begged for peace. Eh. Perhaps the Hittite king didn't want to waste his troops, because far from holding the field, Ramesses retreated all the way back to Egypt. The Hittites, on the other hand, didn't only continue to hold Kadesh, but they actually kept marching south into Egyptian territory and conquered a couple kingdoms there. So their army was far from decimated. Fighting in this area continued between the two kingdoms for the next 14 years or so, until the peace treaty was finally signed.

@obscure-cultist1709

5 жыл бұрын

The fact that the Hittites were caught completely off guard by the Egyptian reinforcements (nearin) shows their intelligence may have been better but it wasn't at all foolproof. The first group of "spies" were not official spies at all but described as "Shasu" (similar to Bedouins), it was, in fact, the second group who were spies. The Shasu were likely sent by the Hittites to lead Rameses astray as using local peoples as information was very common in ancient days. Plus the Hittites made a few errors regarding the troops they sent/didn't send which cost them a quick victory. Errors which Rameses was allowed to exploit. And there is still some debate over whether there was another battle on the next day (sources vary and there isn't a consensus). It's also worth explaining that charioteers were effectively nobility in the ancient world (chariots are expensive), so losing several corps of which would have been a significant blow to the Hittite's. While Rameses did lose some territory further south, the Assyrians seemed emboldened by the Hittite loses at Kadesh and made several incursions against them. So they didn't emerge unscathed. To elaborate on the stalemate, it was an Egyptian tactical victory and a strategic victory for the Hittites. Both sides thought they achieved what their objectives. Rameses won a battle against his enemies and the Hittites still controlled Kadesh. You can really see why they would think that and both viewpoints have merit.

@Bramble451

5 жыл бұрын

Well, Ramesses considered the Shosu to be spies, anyway. *"But the two Shosu who said these words to His Majesty said them falsely, it being the Fallen one of Khatti who had sent them to spy out where His Majesty was in order to prevent His Majesty's army from making ready to fight with the Fallen one of Khatti."* You could certainly say that they were just trying to deceive him as to the Hittites' location, but Ramesses seems to think that it went beyond that. Of course, it's difficult to know what to trust about anything Ramesses said. I, personally, am not too concerned about the difference between some local Shosu and "official" spies. It's about intelligence gathering, regardless of where they come from. It sounds as if you feel similarly about the use of locals. BTW, the second set of scouts was captured by an Egyptian scout, so I guess Ramesses had some amount of intelligence gathering, even if piss poor. I still don't think we can say one way or the other if the Hittites were surprised by the arrival of Egyptian reinforcements. Certainly, a primary goal of many battles is to maneuver your forces in such a way as to come up on them by surprise. It's possible that the Hittites didn't know the true size of the Egyptian army. The Hittites, by Ramesses' own description, did this excellently. When they attacked, Pharaoh's camp was still being set up. And they had the ideal military situation for the 'Pre force, as it was crossing the ford and completely unprepared for battle. Muwattalli might have just figured he wouldn't get a better chance to attack two unprepared Egyptian forces, one of which contained the Pharaoh himself. It's possible he relied on rapidly defeating the Pharaoh. A situation which he didn't get. We don't know what was going on in his brain. But yes, I'll agree that it's perfectly plausible that the reinforcing troops from Amurru took him by surprise and he had to fall back. I don't think there's any room for doubt about there being a second day of fighting. From "The Literary Record": End of the first day. *"My Majesty desisted from the bravery and victory. I had overthrown by my strong arm hundreds of thousands combined. "When earth grew light, I marshalled the ranks in the fight. I was ready to fight like an eager bull. I appeared in glory against them like Mont, being furnished with the accoutrements of bravery and victory. I entered into the ranks fighting like the pounce of a falcon..."* (blah blah blah such and so on.) Then, from the Hittite king's (supposed) letter to Rameses begging for mercy, *"See, thou didst spend yesterday killing hundreds of thousands. Thou art come today and hast left no heirs."* Regarding Assyria, I don't know what incursions you're referencing. While the timing of events is difficult to establish, the Hittites' problems there began before the battle. Adad-nirari I conquered the Hittite vassal state of Mitanni before the battle - a truly significant loss. This put the Assyrians on the Hittite border. After the battle, there's not much discussion of Assyria, except that starting in the next king's reign, they grudgingly recognized Assyria's status as an equal. After the battle of Kadesh, the Hittites' biggest problems were internal. Remember that Kadesh was not the goal of this campaign for the Hittites. It's simply the field of battle that they chose against the Egyptians. Their real goal was to reconquer Amurru further south. And not only did they achieve that, but they were able to march still further. All of this in one campaign season. Outside of Ramesses' bombastic claims, there's just no evidence to suppose that this was a significant loss of troops for the Hittites. The Hittite list of allies is longer than the list of names of fallen Hittites, and "charioteer" isn't a particularly significant title. Anyway, I love this stuff, so don't take anything I've said as anything other than having been given the opportunity to delve into it. :-)

@obscure-cultist1709

5 жыл бұрын

I have issues with your claims for a few reasons. The structure of the narrative of Rameses' account seems to suggest that he was unaware of the Shasu's intentions or allegiance and only considered it after the fact. While it is true that there was a second day of "fighting", the fact that Rameses calls the enemy forces "rebels" instead of "the fallen one of Khatti" like usual and the previous paragraph of text has the pharaoh berating his soldiers for deserting him, suggests that Rameses was actually attacking his own troops. Many historians are of the opinion that Rameses was executing some of the deserters in his army. So no, there isn't a consensus on what happened on the second day. And several accounts, letters and even folkloric tales throuout this period do indeed suggest that charioteers were an aristocratic class. And considering the recorded Hittite fallen, this is also backed up by the Egyptian account of Kadesh. I'm glad that you are enjoying this stuff and I am glad that you are enjoying this subject. Keep doing what you love man!

"MR RAMSES I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD"!? *distant and indefinite sobbing*

"Enough arrows to make even Hawkeye get jealous." I'm so glad to live in a world where comic book references now have broad mass appeal! :)

That age of mythology music just sent me YEARS back...

Its thanks to both the Bible and the game: Fate/Grand Order I was able to learn this figure and now herebin this video I'm even more intrigued at this benevolent Pharaog. Its always nice to hear History evry once in awhile. Great Job!

@Bramble451

5 жыл бұрын

"Benevolent" isn't a good description of him. He was just massively narcissistic. Everything he did was the best, and he put up monuments to himself all over the kingdom. Militarily, he wasn't a successful as some previous pharaohs. Although he was as militaristic. He did make the treaty with the Hittites, which brought relative peace not only to the Egyptians and Hittites but to all of the Near East, so he gets points for that.

@heartduwang8268

5 жыл бұрын

Don't most historical people made statues or memorials of their greatness? perhaps not to the degree as Ramses.

@Bramble451

5 жыл бұрын

It's your last sentence that's the difference. The number of monuments Ramesses made to himself is fairly astonishing. Also, the environment of Egypt preserved his monuments much better than monuments of other rulers who lived in less friendly climes.

@heartduwang8268

5 жыл бұрын

I see

@ningenshikkaku2042

4 жыл бұрын

I pulled him in Fate/Grand Order as my second 5 star Servant and boy do I love him the moment I got him. My absolute favorite servant.

You don't have to be a fantastic conqueror to be a fantastic leader.

And in remembering Ramses as THE Pharaoh, you help ensure he remains King of Kings within Duat.

Ramses is actually a character in my favorite manga, Red River by Chie Shinohara. And while the manga takes several liberties with the historical personage, you still see quite a bit of the historical Ramses in the character, which is pretty cool. Also, was I the only one expecting Blue to comment on the possibility that Ramses is the Pharaoh mentioned in the story of Exodus?

@295Phoenix

5 жыл бұрын

Rami Ungar I read that as well! Great story!

@jinaiallegra1050

3 жыл бұрын

He was actually my favourite character in the whole story 😃

Return the slab or suffer my curse

I have never thought that Ramses was such a badass. Holy crap. Thanks for this video, Blue.

Blue: *gives insight detailed history of Ramases* Me: "I send a pestilence and plague into your house, into your bed into your streams, into your streets into your drink, into your bread. Upon your cattle, on your sheep, upon your oxen in your field. Into your dreams, into your sleep. Until you break until you yield. I send the swarm, I send the horde. Thus saith the Lord."

@frking100

5 жыл бұрын

Except he neither broke nor yeilded

@sinclair6555

5 жыл бұрын

frking100 God: 'It would be shame if something happened to your son.... oops'

@josiaharaki7310

5 жыл бұрын

Wrong Ramses

RAMESES! LET MY PEOPLE GO!

@the_great_rasputin9022

5 жыл бұрын

Still gnawing away at that bone, are we? Carry on...

@javierpowell4705

5 жыл бұрын

The_Great_Rasputin I'm not sure if you got the reference 🤔

@the_great_rasputin9022

5 жыл бұрын

I did. That's a quote from the movie. The River of Blood scene, remember?

@javierpowell4705

5 жыл бұрын

The_Great_Rasputin oh shoot memory is rusty

@TypicalUkraine_

5 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy, Prince of Egypt reference

9:19 i pass by that statue everyday coming back from school, never fails to amaze me, that thing is huge and looks awesome.

Mr. Ramses, I don’t feel so good...

One of the things that blew my mind was learning that Ramses II had a domesticated lion. And he took him to battle. I just can't imagine how awesome and terrifying that must have been to his enemies. Ramses was great, indeed. ❤️

I gotta say, my favorite part of Blue's videos is his fanboying and enthusiasm

Great, comprehensive work! Egyptian history has always been a pleasure for me, and this video is great for scratching that itch!

Blue, do you know what I would really love as a fellow fan of history? Even more African representation. Can we get an episode on Shaka Zulu or Mansa Musa? Cuz that'd be awesome.

@MasterOfCydonia

5 жыл бұрын

I think they already had Shaka Zulu in one...... but Mansa Musa would be cool to get their perspective on. However you might be interested to know that Extra Credits did a thing on both of them.

@willichtenstein7071

5 жыл бұрын

Extra History did a series on the Malian empire recently. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5-V27WhgMzSm9o.html

@FlashwingthePony

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah go watch the extra history one lmao

@abigailmccarthy9982

5 жыл бұрын

Awsamazing Eden Ooo, or Xena.

@maddoctorles-loups4224

5 жыл бұрын

That would be interesting. Just beware of the SJW nonsense.

Hittites- I dont feel so good-😂🤣🤣🤣

@eliofc3753

3 жыл бұрын

HiTIDDIES

Amazing video, loved it all, and also discovered the Jean Claude Golvin stuff that's amazing. Thank you so much for all the effort you guys put into this channel, it's one of my favourites in all of youtube.

I think it's also important to note that, at this point, the Hittites had lost their most powerful ruler and it wouldn't be long before they disappeared entirely.

This channel is seriously amazing and I love it so freaking much! ❤️

that Yu-Gi-Oh reference was awesome.

"Now that I'm done vanquishing my enemies and ignoring their cities, let's have some art, shall we?" Quote of the century, right here!

Love your work, always phenomenally researched and well presented!

Ozymandius

"Ramses is _the_ Pharaoh." I don't know about you, but when I hear that...well, I agree with it as a conclusion, since Ramses II was the embodiment of everything ancient Egypt is famous for. But I also wonder what people a couple millennia in the future will think of our modern civilization, and which of our leaders will be _the_ iconic leader. Like, for the USA, who is the iconic president? Would it be the liberator of colonies, George Washington? The breaker of chains, Abraham Lincoln? FDR, who joined in to fight the Nazis? Or will it be the other Roosevelt, Reagan, Wilson, or another president who tried to make America into the same kind of empire it rebelled from?

@timeaesnyx

5 жыл бұрын

Timothy McLean dear gods (and the nasty ones too) please don't let our current one be considered iconic of this nation.

@poiumty

5 жыл бұрын

They will probably have the same opinion as people do now. The further into the future you go, the easier it becomes to preserve history. 3.000 years from now our future selves will probably watch the same recordings we do.

@CDexie

5 жыл бұрын

John F. Kennedy perhaps?

@merrymachiavelli2041

5 жыл бұрын

Given that modern leaders in democracies have a much shorter term of office, and are much more constrained politically, I doubt many single figures will be remembered in the same way as particularly influential monarchs like Louis IVX, Henry VIII, Suleiman the Magnificent, Ashoka...etc. are. With monarchs, their individual personal lives and peculiarities could have an incredibly influential role in affairs of state - Henry VIII changed the religion of an entire country (and, by extension, the places England/Britain later colonised) largely because he couldn't manage to impregnate Catherine of Aragon with a son. Because modern politics is generally a lot less arbitrary, there is always going to be an argument that whatever historical events happened would likely have more-or-less happened anyway had another person been in charge, all else being equal.

@Felahliir

5 жыл бұрын

Still, Abraham Lincoln is a name people have heard, even if they know nothing about American politics.

A lot of successful kingdoms pulled that "You work for us now" on pirates. This is generally because pirates tend to be extremely practical people; in the end they just wanna get paid, and pirating on your own is a lot of hard work, so if a government says "here's the deal, either die or get folded into our navy and have steady, much safer work doing what you're already doing" of course a lot would take them up on that offer.

This is the first of Blue's videos I've actually watched. I didn't expect to like hearing about history, and I only followed the channel for Red's Trope Talks and myth retellings. This video, was pretty darn interesting and also educational. I think I'll be binging some videos over the next few days or so.

Hell, just look at his role in FGO and how he practically steals the spotlight whenever he appears

@CC-so5ze

2 жыл бұрын

What’s fgo

@fwhagads

2 жыл бұрын

@@CC-so5ze Fate/Grand Order. He’s voiced by Dio’s voice actor.

"SHATTERED VISAGE"

@Chris-hh8dg

5 жыл бұрын

SNEER OF COLD COMMAND

@lightning7936

5 жыл бұрын

KING OF KINGS

@astrobookwormsinger

5 жыл бұрын

MY NAME IS OZYMANDIAS, KING OF KINGS - LOOK UPON MY WORKS, YE MIGHTY, AND DESPAIR!

*KING OF KINGS.*

@Drgn_overlord

3 жыл бұрын

dajaku dajaku

I love the use of the age of mythology music. It's an awesome detail!

70 years is kind of insane compared to any other Pharaoh. Especially the Ptolomys.

Interesting detail about the poem you mentioned- It's likely to be a critique on George III, the King of England at the time, and his imperial expansionism, avoiding treason, by making the poem an indirect comparison to Ozymandias.

I love your guys’ videos. I don’t have anything else to say, just wanted to put that out there.

Yes, even after three years I love this video because it communicates so well.

courage the cowardly dog ruins this for me *breaths in* KING RAMESES THE MAN IN GAUSE THE MAN IN GAUSE KING RAMESES THE MAN IN GAUSE THE MAN IN GAUSE

@alanl.4252

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar Pine Return the slaaaab... Or suffer my curse...

@Jamz4YourEars

4 жыл бұрын

This night, you will be visited by three plagues, each worse than the last. Return the slaaab

"Hi, I'm here for the dyslexic Ramones fan convention?"

There is a kid in my class named ramses and tbough its awesome that the one and only pharaoh is still getting recognition, this ramses really does a disservice to the god emperor

I don’t know how...but you make history interesting. I’ve been bingeing your videos for like a couple hours now. I know now a lot more about Egyptian history then all of my friends

please stop my GCSE English Literature exam is coming back to haunt me i havent even gotten my results

@nix_

5 жыл бұрын

Chill, I got a 7 without revising any of the poems.

Go Ramses! Did you guys tell the story about how his dad's mummy was missing from the family tomb when archeologists discovered it and it wasn't found until one Egyptologist found it at a freak show at Niagara Falls. Mysteries at the Museum covered it and, while I just summed it up here, I still think it is hilarious and you guys should totally talk about it.

Ramses II is like the pinnacle of Ancient Egyptian pharoahs... I like the part where you mentioned Kadesh as being like a trophy that just "felt really nice to have" xD

First video of your’s that I watched Blue (I’ve been subbed for a decent part of the summer). Excellent work! 👍🏾

Considering how recently he appeared in FGO's camelot chapter, I have to wonder if you are secretly a fan of fate

@almadiadjula1133

5 жыл бұрын

Combustible Lemons hey hey hey.

@7OwlsWithALaptop

5 жыл бұрын

He probably is. Historical personalites fighting each other with magic seems right up his alley.

@armaggedon390

5 жыл бұрын

And Nero was actually a half naked 4'9'' blonde girl. Historical accuracies for the win...not that I'm complaining.

@averagepikfan2686

5 жыл бұрын

Well, Red referenced Fate in the Arthur video so maybe that had influence

@haiminhtran1003

4 жыл бұрын

she drew atalanta alter too

MY NAME--IS OZYMANDIAS!

@Animemaidsama1

5 жыл бұрын

621tan OOOOO NO NAKA NO OOOOOO

I love you guys. Please keep making videos.

Thank you for this. I have to do a project for history on Ramses the great

"I know it's ludacris to imagine such an outlandish scenario" oh the shade

Ramses II was the start of my deep love for ancient Egypt. A miracle of a man.

If there is one thing to know about Ramses it’s this. Return the slab!

All that smooth jazz, and never a careless whisper. I'm impressed.

Ramses II The Egyptian Jotaro

@basilofgoodwishes4138

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. *Dio

@kurtgalicha3827

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. *DIO

@kingandcountry1242

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. Do you like every video you comment on, because if you do then that makes it over 3.7K comment.

@t40xd

5 жыл бұрын

The comment deity has shown himself on yet another video.

@roundduck7005

5 жыл бұрын

na his a bot

I had to memorise Ozymandias for my English Lit GCSEs last year.

This is my favorite KZread channel yo don’t stop doing what you guys do

Me: "Pirates in Ancient Egypt? This would be a sick D&D campaign." Blue: "he rolled a natural 20 on his persuasion check."

So... Basically just a better version of Julius Caeser?

@dashiellgillingham4579

5 жыл бұрын

Caesar if Caesar gained his power the legal way, made his biggest enemy into the strongest ally of his nation until both were dust and made the first recorded peace treaty in history. So nothing like Caeser.

@grimtheghastly8878

5 жыл бұрын

Dashiell Gillingham 👌

@NikkiM.

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@gilokdc

5 жыл бұрын

Well he died of old while ceasar became a kebab soo... 10 points to ramses?

@grimtheghastly8878

5 жыл бұрын

Gille Louback seems fair.

That was amazing. Is there anything about a Lightning Dragon? Back in the old days or any day?

Loved that perfect 20 in his perception check with the pirates

Damn he lived a long time. It's an achievement to live over 90 now and he did that in the Bronze age.