Synopsis: The fracturing and diminishment of Egyptian power in the early Iron Age is captured in βThe Report of Wenamun.β I found (King Zakar-baal of Byblos) seated in his upper chamber with his back against a window, and the waves of the great sea of […]
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Episode C9 β Horse to Horse, Army to Army
Synopsis: In the mid-11th century BC, the Hittite kingdoms of northern Syria are joined by othersβ in the Philistine pentapolis, the Amuq plain and the region of Classical Cilicia β with ties to the former Mycenaean Greeks. The Phoenician cities of the Levantine coast begin […]
Episode C5 β The Sea Peoples
Synopsis: The Sea Peoples cut a swath of devastation across the Levant before their final confrontation with the pharaoh Ramesses III of Egypt. The Hittite Great King Suppiluliuma II abandons the capital of Hattusas before its final destruction. βRegarding what you wrote me before: βEnemy […]
Episode 9 – The Other 99 Percent
βRegarding what you wrote me before:Β βEnemy ships were observed at sea!βΒ If it is true that ships were observed, reinforce yourself.Β Where are your troops and chariots?Β Are they not with you?Β If not, who will deliver you from the enemy?Β Surround your cities […]