Ramses II

       I don't think that it was right for Ramses II to be so concerned about his reputation in history. While he was a very successful ruler, and Egypt did not have many pharaohs like him, he lied about many of the achievements he claimed to have made. This results in him being thought of as just having an inflated ego, even though it might have been a tactic for controlling his people, and the surrounding nations. If you can publicize you achievements, it might instill fear in others which would be an effective ruling tactic. I think that historical reputation is important to leaders today as well. Leaders who have a good historical reputation tend to be remembered more, and when people remember you, they remember what you did. It is in a sense a way to live forever, and I think that leaders grasp that so that people can learn from them in the future, and probably so that people will praise them for a long time.