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 * Ramesses III by Charlotte Moreno

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Birth Name: Rameses Throne Name: Usermmatre-Meryamun (Powerful is the justice of Ra, beloved of Amun) Kingdom Age : New Kingdom Dynasty: 20th dynasty Years (birth-death): 1184-1153 B.C. Buried: Valley of the Kings Predecessor: Setnakhte Successor: Ramsesses IV Facts:  Citations: http://www.ancient-egypt.org/religion/gods/horus_and_seth.jpg http://touregypt.net/featurestories/ramessesiii.htm http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/ramses-iii.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RamessesIII.html http://www.crystalinks.com/dynasty20.html
 * Became second king of the twentieth dynasty.
 * Withstood invasions by the Libyans and Sea Peoples
 * Last ruler to hold land in Palestine
 * Ramesses III had to wives and each gave birth to one son. The first queen had a conspiracy to kill Ramesses III and to get her son on the throne before the other one.