#History: The oldest known #war #propaganda is more than 3000 years old
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh
The #Battle of #Kadesh or Battle of Qadesh took place between the forces of the New #Kingdom of #Egypt under #Ramesses II and the #Hittite #Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, just upstream of Lake Homs near the modern Lebanon–Syria border. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC.
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There is no consensus about the outcome or what took place, with views ranging from an Egyptian #victory to a draw, or, in the view of Iranian Egyptologist Mehdi #Yarahmadi, an Egyptian defeat, with the Egyptian accounts being simply propaganda. The Hittite #army was ultimately forced to retreat, but the Egyptians were unsuccessful in capturing Kadesh.
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