Ramesses II — "I boasted that I had fathered 80 sons and around 60 daughters."

"The narrative designed for internal consumption was fiction moulded around a kernel of fact: the pharaoh was indeed cut off from his army, he did face a chariot onslaught while outnumbered, and he did…"

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

"The strong bull, beloved of Maat, stable of heart, whose will is effective in Thebes and Heliopolis."

"My majesty went forth, my chariot was of electrum, my horses were swift, my charioteer was strong, my heart was firm, my might was great, my strength was more than that of a million men."

"I am the King of Kings, the Pharaoh of all Pharaohs, the Lord of all Lords. I am the one who brings peace and order to the land, who vanquishes all foes, and whose strength is unmatched."