Interview: Rise of the Ramessids (with Prof. Peter Brand)

Peter Brand (Part 1): Ramesses I and his Household. When Paramessu became Ramesses I, his ascent marked a "break" in many ways. For historians studying this period, the evidence presents these pharaohs as a curious blend of traditional motifs and conscious reinvention. How did Ramesses, and his son Sety I, establish a new royal household; and guarantee their legitimacy, as newcomers to the throne?

Dr. Peter Brand is Associate Professor at The University of Memphis (Tennessee, USA). He completed his PhD. in 1998 studying The Monuments of Sety I. In 2023, he has published an enormous study of the Ramesside era: Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh. A long-overdue, and beautifully written study of this reign in the big picture, Prof. Brand's new book is a lively and beautifully presented work that will become a "standard reference" for Ramessid enthusiasts.

Dr. Peter Brand at The University of Memphis.

Peter Brand at Academia.edu.

Peter Brand's new book, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh at Lockwood Press.

Peter Brand's book The Monuments of Sety I (2000) free pdf copy on Academia.

Peter Brand (et al), The Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Vols. 2-3, free pdf copies at Chicago Oriental Institute.

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Music by Luke Chaos.

Music interludes by Keith Zizza and Hathor Systrum.

Select Bibliography:

P. Brand, ‘Secondary Restorations in the Post-Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 36 (1999), 113–34.

P. Brand, ‘Reuse and Restoration’, UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2010).

P. J. Brand, ‘The Monuments of Seti I and Their Historical Significance: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University of Toronto (1998).

P. J. Brand, The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (Leiden, 2000).

P. J. Brand, ‘Usurpation of Monuments’, in W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (Los Angeles, 2010).

P. J. Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh (Columbus, 2023).

P. J. Brand et al., The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun at Karnak Volume 1, Part 2: Translation and Commentary (Oriental Institute Publications 142; Chicago, 2018).

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