The Sea Peoples were a mysterious confederation of seafaring raiders who attacked regions across the eastern Mediterranean around 1200 BCE. They are often implicated in the widespread collapse of Bronze Age civilizations, including the Mycenaeans.
Egyptian records, particularly those of Pharaoh Ramses III, describe the Sea Peoples as formidable invaders who brought chaos to the region. Some scholars theorize that they contributed to the destabilization of trade routes and power structures in the Aegean, weakening the Mycenaean states.
While their exact identity remains uncertain, the Sea Peoples may have included displaced groups from the Aegean and Anatolia. Their movements coincided with the downfall of several civilizations, making them a likely factor in the broader Bronze Age collapse.
