So, this is Ramses II, mighty Pharaoh of the Exodus! Today he lies flat on his back at Memphis, twenty kilometers south of the great pyramids in Egypt. Arrogant and obsessed with his legacy, Ramses built more statues of himself than did any other Pharoah. This fallen statue at Memphis measures 33 feet, and a matching…
Category: Egypt
Stomp on your enemies
G7 leaders meet in Europe to lay strategy for keeping their global reach strong! China drives to overtake a receding American empire! Russia presses to recover its clout! Dominance–-economic, political and military–-is the name of this game, and always has been for empires. “Make America great again” in recent years was not a call for…
