The Bronze Age Collapse – Who Were the Mysterious Sea Peoples?
This episode has been translated into English using artificial intelligence (AI). The original script and content come from the Swedish podcast Historiens Mysterier (Mysteries of History).Around 1200 BC, the Sea Peoples swept across the eastern Mediterranean and attacked major powers such as the Hittites and Egypt.
They were a collection of different peoples, including the Sherden, Peleset, and Denyen, who arrived by sea with women, children, and livestock.
Egyptian sources depict them wearing horned and feathered helmets, armed with spears, swords, and shields.
Their raids contributed to the…
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