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Ramses: Multiple Pharaohs
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Ramses
All but the first king of the XX dynasty was called Ramses, so they are often referred together as Ramessides or Ramessids. Ramses I of the XIX dynasty succeeded Horemheb, but only ruled for a year before his death. Ramses II was not the immediate heir to the throne, but usurped it from his brother Seti I. He ruled for 67 years.
Memetaph began the XX dynasty, his rule followed by anarchy. Ramses III is considered the last “important” Ramses, and ended the anarchy. He was the last Egyptian king to hold an Asian empire in Palestine. However, as Ramses III’s rule went on, his image of success began to darken.
Find out why at the Ramses Topic Page
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s trip to India, 1962
via Retronaut by Chris
from the abundance of pictures [see here] I chose this one which I think brings out the lady’s charm since she is not, in my opinion, beautiful.
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Free Will Isn’t an Illusion, Either
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“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” asks the gospel of Mark. Verily, I know not. But in contemplating the sale of his soul for gain, saith this study [full text of article in Philosophical Transactions: The Royal Society (Volume 367 Number 1589 (March 2012)), such a man doth activate his temporoparietal junction, and also, lo, his ventrolateral prefrontal cortex stirreth, and great is the blood flow therein.
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Abandoned P-40 Kitty Hawk, Sahara, 1942
via Retronaut by Chris
I didn’t choose the obvious first picture in Chris’s selection as I seem to have seen it in a number of different sources.
You can see the rest here.
Source: Vintage Wings
Images by Jakub Perka
This capsule was curated by Dan Picasso
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