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20060321e_BigRamsesIIMemphis
We are now in Memphis, the first capital of a united Egypt. This is a huge statue - 40 feet plus missing bits - of the pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled from 1279-1212 BC and had more than 150 children (not to mention lots of wives). He really liked to build big statues.

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