Battle of Kadesh

This goal of this paper is to critically assess the Battle of Kadesh through the analysis of both primary texts, relief carvings, and secondary analysis by scholars. The Battle of Kadesh is by and large considered to be a stalemate for the Hittites and the Egyptians, as no territory was gained or lost. However, the reliefs and texts that were created six times on the sides of temples reveal a celebration of Ramesses II’s victory over the Hittites despite the battle being near disastrous for the Egyptians as well as praise for Amun-Re for the divine intervention on behalf of the king. By assessing the “propagandistic” nature of these reliefs and comparing them to the texts found with them, this paper will aim to argue the various narratives of the Battle of Kadesh and to whom those varying narratives were intended for out of political…

The Battle of Kadesh: Important to the History of World Throughout history, the act of war has been a reoccurring theme. Possibly a theme that is doomed to occur throughout all of time. Wars have been fought for many reasons and each war obviously had their own everlasting impact on humanity. There has been a countless amount of wars since the start of time, some historians know about and some that have possibly not been uncovered. However, the Battle of Kadesh of 1274 B.C.E. is the most…

expanded far beyond merely Nubia and the Levant; archaeological and literary records have demonstrated interactions with the “Sea Peoples”, Mesopotamians, and other “Asiatics” from the east. The Ramesside Period occurred during late New Kingdom, at which time Ramses II ruled as a militaristic pharaoh who warred against the eastern Hittites to expand their territory within the Levant. One of the key wars he led against them here was the Battle of Kadesh, though it has been a topic of debate…

of this epidemic including the walking dead and their army of dread. In Continuation, there are not many characters that stick for the whole book except the interviewer. The interviewer is mysterious to some but a hero to others. He goes around the world to tell a story about this massive epidemic. From the book we can tell that he gives a lot of emotion and seeks the truth most of the time. He’ll go to extreme measures to get this story, that he’s NOT GETTING PAYED FOR, to basically sum up…

the public thinks is that women are just now starting to begin to take part in war. Most of these people have never considered that these women have been serving for longer than they would ever consider. These current women are not the pioneers of the women solider, they are the direct ancestors of the women that fought in the past. It is genuinely surprising that a majority of people are still to this day surprised when they speak to a women that says she has served her country. The reason it…

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was, especially in the area of military supremacy. It is understood by competing political parties that America’s military needs reform. This, however, is not a single definition idea. The source of protection and power of the United States is smaller than ever in comparison of percentage. When the armed services are again needed in larger quantities, it is possible that the means of acquiring these numbers will demonstrate the depth of American possibilities in a new and previously…

The ability to overcome tough obstacles in an individual's life is known as human resilience. The book “Boys in the boat”, written by Daniel James Brown, is about a young man named Joe Rantz, who is on the rowing team for the University of Washington. He had to overcome many challenges regarding his past, but it didn’t stop him from gaining a spot on the United States Olympic crew team. He helped lead his team to victory, despite the hardships of living alone as a teenager. The second story…

4. Lure the enemy to move with benefits that he desires and then use concealed troops to await and ambush him. 3.1 To identify and explain the relevant theory/theories. Sun Zi said : “ lure the enemy to move with benefits that he desires and then use concealed troops to await and ambush him”. It means that to entice the enemy by giving away something that he would definitely want to have. When the enemy is greedy for small advantages, offer baits to lure him. 3.2 To analyze and discuss…

person limited point of view. Henry does not say why the war is happening or why he fights for the side he is on, instead he focuses on the battles of war. He goes into the war with a naive mindset because he has yet to see the horrors of war. The narrator says, “He had, of course, dreamed of battles all his life” (2). Henry sees the glory of war from the tales he had heard, which causes him to a having a burning to enlist. Henry Fleming is a young, naive soldier who worries about the reputation…