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Ramses III and His Fleet in Battle with the Fleet of the Sea Peoples

Ramses III and His Fleet in Battle with the Fleet of the Sea Peoples

This drawing of a relief shows the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses III defeating the invading “Sea Peoples.” Rameses has stepped down from his chariot and with the help of just a few soldiers, defeats a chaotic mass of enemies, who are then led away as prisoners.

The invasion of the Sea Peoples came at a time of considerable political instability across the ancient Middle East. The fact that invaders were threatening Egypt shows that the power of the Egyptian empire had declined considerably from its peak.

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