Why was Ramses The Great so important to Ancient Egyptians?

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Ramses was one of the last strong kings of the New Kingdom, most of the kings after him during the New Kingdom were far less successful, either because of their age (old, so little time on the throne before they died or children who could be easily manipulated by advisers). He had an long reign, 67 years, and so had plenty of time to make his mark on the monuments and temples of Egypt either by adding to them or by placing his name on existing monuments. He was a very accomplished propagandist - in part through his extensive building campaigns but also in the way he presented himself as a strong, virtually unbeatable warrior king with the protection of the gods on his side. This is especially evident in his account of the Battle of Kadesh. His various monuments and building projects bearing his name lasted well beyond his death.
Thus, when later kings of the New Kingdom, some of whom were Ramses II's descendants, looked for role-models, Ramses II was frequently their choice. This is especially evident in the practice of adopting or imitating various elements of his royal titulary for their own use, as well as the common practice of taking the throne name "Ramses" when they became king - there are a further 9 kings named "Ramses" in Egyptian history, culminating with Ramses XI.

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I'm not sure that you mean events taking place in art, but some of the most impressive buildings and statues were created by Ramses II. He had an ego to match his family size (over 90 children), and built huge statues and temples (Abu Simh?) to commemorate his great feats, even when they didn't really happen. Also, the Temple of Luxor would be a great place to look--for centuries pharoahs continued to add on their own personal temples to the gods at Luxor. The Pyramids are just a starting point.

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Technically Pagan, I'd think. The ancient Egyptians had a lot of gods, many of them local. As well as asking departed ancestors for guidance and intervention. And to top it all off, the pharaohs we considered to be descendants of the gods, therefore divine in their own right. Given these factors, I think the best description for religion in ancient Egypt would be Pagan.

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He had the longest reign of any pharoah and he was resposible for building many of the temples and monuments that survive.
He extended the empire and fought a campaign against the Hittites.

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Few pharaohs are associated with so many events and monumental building projects as User-maat-re Setepen-re Ramessu Meryamun, known to us today as Ramses the Great, or Ramses II.

Few reigns are as well-documented as Ramses' 67-year stint on the throne. This tall, red-headed scion of a military family became pharaoh when he was 20 and died at about 86, a respected king and statesman who oversaw one of the most prosperous eras in ancient Egypt and was deified in his own lifetime.

Every pharaoh aspired to be known as a mighty warrior and protector of his country's interests, and Ramses was no exception. His family, originally from the Delta, had served in the Egyptian military for generations, and he had accompanied his father, Seti I, on campaigns since his childhood.
The Battle of Kadesh was one of Ramses' first tests on the battlefield. While he and the Hittites both claimed victory, scholars today disagree on whether the conflict was a skirmish, or a battle with lasting repercussions. Whatever you call it, the Battle of Kadesh became famous in part due to Ramses' having the details of it recorded on several temples, including those at Abydos, Abu Simbel, and Karnak.
Ramses had inherited a decline in Egypt's influence due to neglect during Akhenaten's reign. Horemheb's rebuilding of the old Hyksos capital at Avaris signalled a change in military strategy necessitated by Akhenaten's losing naval superiority; subsequent pharaohs resorted to land warfare. Ramses situated his capital near Avaris (Tell el-Daba) and named it Pi-Ramses (Qantir). He built a string of support cities around it to house his army.

Having his forces closer to the northern frontier, Ramses could respond quicker to flare-ups in the Levant or threats from Libya. Perhaps learning from his mistakes as a young, impatient general, Ramses went on to have several military successes in Western Asia.

Ramses is also considered by some as the pharaoh of the Exodus. Egypt drafted Hebrews in the Delta for work beginning in Horemheb's reign. The corvée ended in Ramses' 30th year. Yurco says that instead of the Biblical version, Ramses probably released them from the corvée when they weren't needed any more.

As is well known, Ramses' building projects weren't limited to the Delta. He built extensively along the length of Nile, including Nubia. Most famous of all his Nubian monuments are the two Abu Simbel temples — one devoted to him and the other to his favorite wife, Nefertari Meryt-n-mut. Although Ramses outlived her, she was the only queen among his numerous wives to be honored with deification and her own temple. She is also shown at his side, often in the same size, participating in ritual and state functions, which is an unusual portrayal of a Great Royal Wife. Hers is the most beautiful tomb in Egypt.

Ramses outlived his sons by Nefertari, so Merneptah, the son of a later queen, Istnofret, succeeded him. Ramses approached fatherhood as enthusiastically as he did building and fighting. He had approximately 200 children. Nearly every temple shows a procession of them, sons and daughters alike.

What happened to all these children? Kent Weeks' rediscovery of KV5 has revealed that at least some of the sons were buried in this sprawling tomb. Yurco has suggested that the daughters may have a similar tomb, as yet undiscovered, in the Valley of the Queens.

Although some questions remain unanswered about Ramses, his is one of the best documented reigns of ancient Egypt. His wish for eternity has been fulfilled in ways he never could have imagined.