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Pi-Ramesses / Qantir · 1259 BCE to 1259 BCE

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Egypt and Hatti conclude the peace of Kadesh

ca. 1259 BCE · Pi-Ramesses / Qantir

Pi-Ramesses turns war memory into diplomacy, making one of the ancient world's most durable settlements out of years of costly stalemate.

Ramesses keeps the event human because imperial settlement still has to pass through the will and reputation of a ruler trained to make glory through war.

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