Ramses and the Sea Peoples: The Great Invasion

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · May 23, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Ramses II's confrontation with the Sea Peoples, a confederation of mysterious invaders who threatened Egypt's delta in the early 12th century BCE. We dive into the identity of these groups—the Sherden, Shekelesh, Lukka, Tjekker, Peleset, Denyen, and Weshesh—and their origins, possibly from the Aegean or western Anatolia. Lucas explains how Ramses first encountered the Sherden as pirates in his second year, then incorporated them into his army, before facing a full-scale coalition in his Year 8, recorded at the Battle of Kadesh inscriptions and…