The Sea Fight at Pelusium (litho)

The Sea Fight at Pelusium. In the later years of the reign of Rameses III a powerful combination of nations attacked Egypt. Forces set out by land and sea from the coast and islands of South-Eastern Europe and from the Western part of Asia Minor. After destroying the Purusata tribe, Rameses marched to Pelusium, where his fleet was awaiting the attack of the rival navy. The enemy, thrown into confusion in the bay of Pelusium, attempted to land, and were massacred by the king, whose pictorial records give us the first representation in history of a sea fight. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.