Ramses ii was born during the old kingdom in 1303 BCE. Ramses ii reigned and changed Ancient Egypt for 67 years, before he died a successful life at the age of 97 in 1213 BCE. His father was the Pharaoh Seti I and his mother was Queen Tuya. Ramses ii became Pharaoh of Egypt at the age of 25 when his father died in 1279 BCE (the same year Ramses ii was crowned Pharaoh). During Ramses ii reign he led Egyptian militaries against many enemy such as the Hittites, Libyans, Syrians and Nubians. He also expanded the Egyptian Empire and the army forces. The battle of Kadesh though was the battle that brought Ramses ii reputation to another level. During this war, Ramses ii and Hattusili signed the first peace treaty. This helped to make peace with