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The Trojan War and the Sea Peoples attack against Egypt, are two simultaneous events.
First attack on Egypt c.1206 BC repelled by Merneptah, Amenemses and Seti II in 1195-3 BC with the Sea People as their allies. Second attack on Egypt was by Meneleus in 1175 BC and was repeled by Ramses III/Theoclymenos. Trojen War 1193-1183 BC. Abduction of Helen 1203 BC. Exodus 1193 BC.
Menelaus attack on Egypt was in reprisal to Memnon the king of Ethiopia (Merneptah-Siptah) sending force to assist the Trojans.
Try reading the Inscription of Ramses III and looking at the murals of the naval battle, read up of the history of Setnakte and Twasret and then read Helen by Euripides and Book 2 of Herodotus Histories on Proetus. They are all exactly the same account of Menelaus attack on Egypt.
Manentho says that lower Egypt was ruled by Amenemses and that Ethiopia was ruled by another Pharaoh who owed Amenemses a favour. These two pharaohs along with Seti II grandson of Ramses II all took part in the expulsion of the Sea Peoples. The story of the Phantom Helen was not part of Homers account as Herodotus makes perfectly clear. This story was invented somewhere between 800 and 650 BC and based on Egyptian texts brought back by the Ionians.
Chronology
• 1212 BC Amenophis/Amenemses becomes pharaoh of Egypt after Ramses II
• 1211 BC Seti is born to Amenemses
• 1206 BC Egypt is invaded by an alliance of Sea Peoples led by the Teukrians.
Menelaus marries Helen and the Greeks pledges him allegiance. Amenemses and Seti aged 5 flee from Memphis to Ethiopia.
• 1203 BC Helen is abducted by Paris the prince of Troy.
• 1201 BC Agamemnon leads the Greeks to Asia Minor but the cannot find the Trojans. The Trojans were in Egypt. They didn't return to Troy until Merneptah expelled them.
• 1200 BC Merneptah becomes king at Memphis. Paris arrives in Egypt with Helen and is entertained by Proteus.
[Euripides says he was blown off course and ended up in Egypt where he left Helen behind. More likely Paris came to reinforce the Teukrian forces after sacking Sparta and abducting the women.
Everyone claimed they were king of Memphis even Amenemses. In reality Memphis was abandoned in 1206 BC to the invaders. So anyone could claim kingship like Proteus.
• 1195 BC Proteus finds out that Paris has committed a crime against the Greeks and orders him to leave. Merneptah begins his campaign against the Sea Peoples and after one year finally expels the Teukrians. His allies included the Akawasha (Achaeans), Luka (Αchaean Lycians), Tursha (Tyrsenoi or Tyrennians), Sheklesh (Cycladians/Sikeloi or Sicilians) and the Sherden (Sardinia). Merneptah says Teukrinas
"Tjehenu is vanquished, Khatti at peace"
The Teucrians were neghbours of the Hittites. Merneptah starts his list at Troy then moves to eastern Anatolia then down through Palestine to Egypt listing the peoples as they appear in order.
• 1194 BC Paris is expelled from Egypt and returns to Troy. (After a six year orgy of rape and pillage). Amenemses and his son Seti take part in the expulsion of the Sea Peoples in the 13th year of Amenemses reign.
Spring Orestes the son of Agamemnon is born.
• 1193 BC The death of the Egyptian first born occurs. Amenemses dies.
Merneptah-Siptah the son of Seti II rules after Seti II is deposed by Merneptah-Siptah's Syrian butler Bey/Arsu who is made chancellor.
Bey/Arsu imposes extreme taxes on the people and deprives the temples of their tribute. The Red Sea Canaanites defeated by Merneptah migrate north and the myth of the biblical exodus created.
Summer Iphigenia the daughter of Agamemnon is born.
Autumn Agamemnon lays siege to Troy
• 1187 BC Seti II dies at the age of 25 according to the X-ray dating of his mummy. Twosret the widow of Seti II becomes queen
• 1185 BC Setnakhte becomes Pharaoh.
• 1184 BC Winter Troy falls to Agamemnon after Odysseus devises a wooden horse siege engine.
• 1183 BC January 13 Agamemnon returns to Mycenae is murdered by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Menelaus failing to find Helen at Troy heads for Egypt. Agapenor is blown off course and arrives in Cyprus.
• 1182 BC Ramses III/Theoclymenos becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.
Menelaus embarks on campaigns in Syria, Cyprus, Libya and Egypt. Teucer is exiled from Salamis and founds another Salamis in Cyprus.
• 1175 BC Proteus dies. Setnakhte is buried in the tomb of Twosret. Merneptah-Siptah dies at the age of 20 according to the X-ray dating of his mummy. Ramses III/Theoclymenos expels the Sea Peoples that attacked Egypt. Orestes murders Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
• 1171 BC Jericho falls to Joshua.
• 1151 BC Ramses III dies.
• 1150 BC Demophon dies in Cyprus.
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