The reign of Ramesses III was beset by foreign invasions by both land and sea, reflected in the decoration of his temple of Medinet Habu in #Egypt #MuseumsUnlocked THREAD 🧵👇
A sign of troubled times: Ramses III's temple at Medinet Habu was the first to be fortified against attack, including a gatehouse similar to those found in Syrian fortresses #Egypt #MuseumsUnlocked
Medinet Habu Temple's administrative area was also the site of possibly the first recorded workers’ strike + sit-in in history, after the conflicts delayed payments to the workers who built the royal tombs #MuseumsUnlocked #Egypt
The surviving paint traces at Medinet Habu are incredibly vivid despite being over three thousand years old, c.1170 BC! #Egypt #MuseumsUnlocked
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