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1. Sea Peoples, who were they?
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In the Late Bronze Age (XIII century BC.) the archaeological documents
record significant population shifts from the Aegean-Anatolian area towards
the Syro-Palestinian corridor.
These people are commonly
referred by the historians as the "Sea Peoples", since the beginning of the last century.
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2.
Iconography of the warriors
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The depictions of the temple of Medinhet Abu show a specific iconography
of the invaders.
The Libyans and other Africans are depicted with a fringe of braids on
the forehead and neck...
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3.
The Bronze Age collapse
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In thirteenth century BC some devastating earthquakes struck Greek
cities of Thebes, Tiryns , Mycenae , Midea and Pylos. Recent
excavations have shown that...
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4.
Origin
area of the Sea Peoples
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As shown above,
it is possible to identify
four basins of origin of
the Sea Peoples.
There seems to be no doubt that...
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5.
The Sea Peoples in the Syro-Palestinian Levant
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In
Harris
Papyrus, Ramses III prides itself on being gone to fight Danaans in their islands (and this confirms their presence in
Cyprus), have taken prisoners Libyans and Shardanas and
destroyed Pelasgians and Teucers.
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6.
The Doric invasion of Greece
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Greece of the twelfth
century BC
was invested by a people commonly known as the Dorians, in
possession of weapons of iron.
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7.
Sea Peoples in Sardinia and Corsica
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The return of most of the Teucers and Danaans from Palestine
to the Greek peninsula, allowed the Philistines to assimilate and/or submit
how many of the former were remained in the land of Canaan, where the
eleventh century BC
can be considered...
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8.
Sea Peoples in Sicily and the Italian peninsula
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In the Final Bronze Age, Mycenaean presence in Sicily is
documented by the fortified coastal town
of Thapsos.
Inside, it flourishes the culture of Pantalica I (1270-1050 ).
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9. The Iron
Age
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Despite the landing of people in possession of casting techniques
and manufacture of iron weapons the beginning of the new Iron Age
in the Italian peninsula and the islands of is
canonically fixed on 900 BC
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10.
Phoenicians beyond the Melkart Pillars
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Literature shows a strong link between the Anatolian Tarsus ( the
biblical Tarsish ) and the Phoenician Tyre.
The same connection can be found between Tyre and Tharros of Sardinia.
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