Pi-Ramesses was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II at Qantir, near the old site of Avaris. The city had served as a summer palace under Seti I, and may have been founded by Ramesses I while he served under Horemheb.

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Country: Egypt
Inception: 1278 BC

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Pi-Ramesses

The capital city of the ancient Egyptian 19th dynasty.

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