Events Tagged: "Sea Peoples"

First Sea Peoples invasion of Egypt - Merneptah defeats coalition of Libyans with Sherden, Shekelesh, Lukka, Teresh, Ekwesh

Late Bronze Age Collapse begins - widespread destruction across eastern Mediterranean, multiple civilizations fall simultaneously

Destruction of Ugarit - king's final letter: 'enemy ships are here, my cities burn, country does evil things'

Ramesses III records Sea Peoples confederation - Peleset (Philistines), Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen, Weshesh attack Egypt by land and sea

Battle of the Delta - Ramesses III defeats Sea Peoples naval invasion, Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen, Weshesh repelled

Philistines settle Palestine - after defeat, Sea Peoples allowed to settle coastal strip from Gaza to Joppa