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-- Ramesses III (c.1186-1154 BC) (2)
Ramesses III continued to develop diplomatic connections; he sent expeditions to the mining regions on the borders of Egypt and engaged in trade with foreigners. His reign, however, was often over-shadowed by a sense of political and economic unease, and Egypt became involved in a series of skirmishes. The Libyans lay siege to the western Delta, and the country was also invaded by a group of foreigners known as the Sea Peoples. The soldiers of Ramesses III engaged the Sea People in a number of battles both on land and on ships in the river mouths of the Delta - and eventually succeeded in defeating them.
Ramesses III died after a reign of 33 years, probably aged around 65 years old. It is thought that he died of natural causes, and x-ray examinations of his mummified body revealed that he suffered from arteriosclerosis. His body is well preserved, and was the inspiration for the character played by Boris Karloff in the film The Mummy. He was buried in Tomb 11 in the Valley of the Kings, and his son Ramesses IV succeeded him.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ramesses_iii.shtml
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