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When did the Sea Peoples disappear?
The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE, concentrating their efforts especially on Egypt. They are considered one of the major contributing causes to the Bronze Age Collapse (c. 1250-c.
Who were the sea people and where did they come from?
Sea People, any of the groups of aggressive seafarers who invaded eastern Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus, and Egypt toward the end of the Bronze Age, especially in the 13th century bce. They are held responsible for the destruction of old powers such as the Hittite empire.
Could the Sea Peoples have been Vikings?
They lived along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt and Libya and had a formidable fleet trading with the Black Sea Peoples. They populated the Dniepr valley from where they became the Poles, Baltic peoples, Friesians and Vikings, all the same genetic background.
Did the Sea Peoples have iron?
The Sea Peoples’ weapons for example were made of bronze, not iron. So iron confirmed the collapse and end of the Bronze Age but did not cause it.
What happened to the last pharaoh?
The last (native) pharoah is Nectanebo II , who was defeated by the Persians and driven into exile in 342 BC. We don’t know his fate after that, though it’s likely he died in exile — when Alexander the Great defeated the Persians in turn in 332 BC, Nectanebo did not resurface.
Were there Vikings in Egypt?
Vikings invaded Pisa in Italy and according to an Arab source, they reached Alexandria, Egypt.
Did the Hittites have slaves?
The Hittites did have slaves as their society was feudal and agrarian, which meant most were peasants working the farms.
What caused collapse of Bronze Age?
Historian Robert Drews in his book The End of the Bronze Age has on his list of possible causes of the collapse the following: earthquakes, mass migrations, ironworking, drought, systems collapse, raiders and changes in warfare.
What are ancient sea people?
The Sea Peoples are a purported seafaring confederation that attacked ancient Egypt and other regions of the East Mediterranean prior to and during the Late Bronze Age collapse (1200–900 BC).
What was the invasion of the sea people?
Invasion of the Sea Peoples. They were a group of sea-roving marauders on the Mediterranean coast during the New Kingdom (1550-1070 B. C. E.). In the Nineteenth Dynasty , they began raiding the Egyptian Delta .