The Hittites are one of the world's oldest known civilizations, with the world's oldest known Indo-European language, and excavations at that site have been ongoing for more than 100 years, ...

The Hittites were once a dominant force in the ancient world. They were fierce warriors, skilled diplomats, and master builders who challenged empires like Egypt and reshaped the Near East. Yet ...

The Hittites successfully handled these and different challenges for years—until, suddenly, they didn’t. By about 1250 B.C., the tablets begin to show the strains of the empire’s final century.

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The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

The Hittites were also challenged by not having a port or other easy avenues to move food into the area," Lorentzen added. Hattusa, enclosed by a monumental stone wall with gates adorned with ...

The Hittites were actually camped just across the river, ready to attack. At the very last minute, Ramesses discovered their plan and immediately sent for reinforcements.

III. THE conclusion has been already expressed that the Hittite inscription of the Tarkutimme seal is, in the main, ideographic, and that the phonetic element is supplementary; that, in fact ...