Battle of the Nile Delta (Sea Peoples' Invasion of Egypt c. 1175 BC)

In this livestreamed episode from Wanax TV, the host reconstructs the Sea Peoples' campaigns at the end of the Late Bronze Age, focusing on the land Battle of Djahy and the naval Battle of the Nile Delta against Pharaoh Ramesses III of Egypt around 1175 BC. Before reaching Egypt, the video traces the decline of the Hittite Empire under Suppiluliuma II and the wars that brought down Hattusa and Ugarit.

Cyprus enters the narrative during the collapse of the eastern Mediterranean powers and in the settlement discussion at the end. In the first segment, the presenter recounts Suppiluliuma II's claim of victory over the kingdom of Alashiya on Cyprus, Ugaritic pleas for aid to the king of Alashiya during naval fighting in Lukka, and the reply from the Alashiyan governor Eshuwara that Ugarit's own people were among the raiders. Between 1180 and 1175 BC, the Sea Peoples coalition destroyed Alashiya, as recorded in Ramesses III's Medinet Habu inscription. The speaker argues that Greek groups within this coalition conquered Cyprus and settled there immediately after Alashiya's fall.

In the aftermath and during the live question-and-answer session, the host describes the emergence of Cypriot city-kingdoms. He highlights Salamis (confirming in response to a viewer that the Trojan War hero Teucer was its mythical founder), Paphos, and Kition, which he characterises as a mixed Greek and Phoenician city where both populations held religious and political positions. He concludes by listing other kingdoms on the island: Kourion, Marion, Soloi, Lapithos, Chytroi, and the inland kingdoms of Tamassos, Idalion, and Ledrai, which he notes retained larger Eteocypriot populations.