The Sea People Quotes

“What is unfortunate about the stories in the Hebrew Bible is how the text concentrates on hostility.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“Civilization can be borne upon the waves, but it is rarely cultivated on the wooden decks of a ship.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“What made these people unique was their monotheistic religion. They worshiped one god, Yahweh, and this one religion united the tribes.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“The hidden records would show how earlier problems were dealt with and what strategies to use.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“The confusion is the result of a strategic mistake made by the pharaohs. The Egyptians hired the Sea People as mercenaries—a short-term decision that would have long-term consequences. The Romans also hired foreigners as auxiliaries. One of them, Arminius, a cavalry officer, led Germanic tribes in the massacre of several Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“The attack was more a migration of displaced people than a looting expedition. The Sea People had more on their minds than stealing gold and jewels from Egypt. Instead, they wanted permanent placement in the land of the pharaohs, and they were not going to ask for some property. Instead, they intended to take what they wanted.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“there are numerous instances where damage has been misstated based on scanty evidence or did not happen.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“Sea People were not a bunch of rowdy buccaneers. They seem to have been a Late Bronze Age association with a business plan for pillage and mayhem.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“One possibility is that the Sea People used gestures and sign language to communicate with each other, especially during naval raids.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse

“The Sea People were in the middle of significant disruption and turmoil, and chaos created opportunities to be exploited.”
― Captivating History, The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse