War, and Internal Decline

1274 B.C. to 525 B.C.

Most of the fall consisted of internal fighting within Egypt.  Although, the worst came when the Libyans united to fight the Egyptians.  Ramses III was a Pharaoh that fought off the Libyans in many skirmishes across Egypt.  All the battles were won and peace was gained, but the effects of the religious catastrophe was still being felt.  Simultaneously, something happened to cause the weakening of Egypt's economy.  Pharaoh Ramses III was truly convinced  that he was invulnerable, so he had not chosen an heir to the throne. When he died, (not so invulnerable, huh?) there was an internal fight trying to see who would be Pharaoh out of the hundred or so kids he had.  (Yeah, that's what I thought!)  While Egypt still appeared strong on the outside, the inside was slowly crumbling.