The name is the Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II . During his 66-year reign (1279–1213 BC), he built massive monuments like the Ramesseum and Abu Simbel to ensure his legacy would be eternal. He was a "King of Kings" who believed his empire and his works would command awe for all time. The Poem of Transience
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: On the pedestal of this broken statue, an inscription remains: "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" . The name is the Greek name for the
: The traveller describes finding the ruins of a "colossal wreck" in the desert—two massive stone legs and a "shattered visage" half-buried in the sand. The Poem of Transience : A narrator meets