Rameses the Great

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Noun1.Rameses the Great - king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monumentsRameses the Great - king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments
Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great, Ramses II, Ramses the Great
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