Who were the Sea Peoples that invaded Egypt ?

No one knows exactly who the Sea Peoples were. Archaeologists have been unable to determine where they came from, what language they spoke, or even if they were a group of related people at all. The one thing they do know is that the Sea Peoples were a devastating force against Egypt.

The Sea Peoples were a group of seafaring raiders that existed during the Late Bronze Age collapse. They gained notoriety for their attacks on several regions in and around the Mediterranean Sea, specifically ancient Egypt. Very little is known about the Sea Peoples due to a lack of documentation from the group itself, but historians have done what they can to estimate their origins, structure, and culture. There is evidence that sometime around the year 1150 BC, three powerful civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean region collapsed: the Mycenaean Civilization in Greece, the Hittites in Asia Minor, and the New Kingdom in Egypt. This event became known as the Bronze Age collapse. Historians don't know for sure what caused this great event, but it is theorized that it was due to invasions by the aggressive Sea Peoples. However, this is just a theory and the collapse could have just as easily been due to famine, earthquakes, or tsunamis.

The term "Sea Peoples" didn't exist until the 1800s. It was originally used as a way of describing the people depicted in ancient Egyptian inscriptions from the 12th century. These inscriptions showed these people invading a number of regions in the eastern Mediterranean during this time. This is essentially the only information historians have to go off of. The identity of the Sea Peoples remains hypothetical because there exists little to no evidence that specifically links the group to a specific Mediterranean people. Archaeologists are unable to determine where they came from, what language they spoke, or even whether they were a single group of people. Despite this, it is believed that the Sea Peoples were comprised of Mediterranean, European, and Asian members, and they likely originated from areas on the northern and eastern Mediterranean coast.

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