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Historical Figures

Ruler

Ramesses III

King of the Twentieth Dynasty

c. 1184 – 1153 BCE

Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000).

Biography

He repelled attacks by the "Sea Peoples" and recorded his victory on the walls of his temple at Medinet Habu. Late in his reign the first known strike in history was recorded, when the royal tomb-workers’ wages were late.

Ramesses III · KEMET