Point of Curiosity: How much do these two empire builders have in common?
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Ramesses II |
Donald Trump |
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| Fair-skinned Redhead |
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| Enemy of Syria |
- Captured the Hittite vassal state Amurru in Syria
- Battle of Kadesh, Syria
- Captured Edom-Seir, Moab and Upi in Syria
- Other temporarily successful campaigns in Syria
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"Lastly, we must immediately suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until such time as proven vetting mechanisms have been put in place. My opponent has called for a radical 550% increase in Syrian refugees on top of existing massive refugee flows coming into our country under President Obama. She proposes this despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Verbatim from Trump's acceptance speech. |
| Multiple Wives |
- Nefertari
- Isetnofret
- Bintanath (also his daughter)
- Meritamen (also his daughter)
- Nebettawy (also his daugther)
- Henutmire (his daughter or sister)
- Maathorneferure (daughter of Hattusili III)
- Hittite princess (not immediately finding her name, might not be known)
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- Ivana Zelníčková 1977 - 1991
- Marla Maples 1993 - 1999
- Melania Knauss 2005
While it was intended as a joke, it is nonetheless reminescent of Trump's infamous quote, "I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
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| Opportunistic Grandfathers |
Ramesses I
From a non-royal noble military family, rose to Pharaoh. |
Frederick Trump
From a poor German family, became a successful American businessman. |
| Prolific Namesake Monuments |
- Temple of Ramesses, Beloved by Amun, Abu Simbel, Nubia
- Ramesses II Temple, Abydos, Egypt
- The Ramesseum memorial temple, Luxor, Egypt
- Pi-Ramesses "House of Ramesses", Qantir, Egypt
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- Trump Towers, Istanbul, Turkey
- Trump Tower, NYC, USA
- Trump Towers, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA
- Trump Tower, White Plains, NY, USA
- Trump International Hotel and Tower: Chicago, IL, USA; Honolulu, HI, USA; NYC, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Washington, D.C., USA
- Trump Plaza: NYC, USA; New Rochelle, NY, USA; Jersey City, NJ, USA
- Trump World Tower, NYC, USA
- The Trump Building, NYC, USA
- Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower, Panama City, FL, USA
- Trump SoHo, NYC, USA
- Trump Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
This list is almost hilariously non-exhaustive.
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