I. The enigma of their existence -- 1. Discovery and wild surmise -- Leander swan from Asia to Europe -- What was known about the Hittites in A.D. 1871 -- What is known today -- Asia Minor: A winter ...
Thousands of cuneiform tablets trace their origins to the Hittites. Learn more about the Hittite Empire and what its linguistic texts reveal. Sean Mowbray is a freelance journalist based in Scotland ...
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and ...
An ancient city on the Turkey-Syria border, which was the most significant administration center of the Hittites who ruled over Anatolia and Mesopotamia for centuries, is gearing up to open for ...
After a lifetime of epic battles, the great Pharaoh Ramses II faced his greatest challenge: ending a war. With his empire ...
The excavation of a mountain castle in central Turkey has revealed a secret tunnel, built by the Hittites around 4,000 years ago. Geval Castle, on Takkel Mountain in Central Anatolia, sits over 5,500 ...
He was young, arrogant, and walking into a trap. When Pharaoh Ramses II led his army to face the Hittites at Kadesh, he ...