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The Hittites forgotten Superpower of the Bible
The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the hear...
published: 08 Dec 2013
The Hittites forgotten Superpower of the Bible
The Hittites forgotten Superpower of the Bible
The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the heart of their empire. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who established an empire at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC. This empire reached its height during the mid-14th century BC under Suppiluliuma I, when it encompassed an area that included most of Asia Minor as well as parts of the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia. After c. 1180 BC, the empire came to an end during the Bronze Age collapse, splintering into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some of which survived until the 8th century BC. The Hittite language was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. They referred to their native land as Hatti, and to their language as Nešili (the language of Neša). The conventional name "Hittites" is due to their initial identification with the Biblical Hittites in 19th century archaeology. Despite the use of Hatti for their core territory, the Hittites should be distinguished from the Hattians, an earlier people who inhabited the same region (until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC) and spoke a language possibly in the Northwest Caucasian languages group known as Hattic.[citation needed] The Hittite military made successful use of chariots. Although belonging to the Bronze Age, they were the forerunners of the Iron Age, developing the manufacture of iron artifacts from as early as the 14th century BC, when letters to foreign rulers reveal the latter's demand for iron goods. After 1180 BC, amid general turmoil in the Levant associated with the sudden arrival of the Sea Peoples, the kingdom disintegrated into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some of which survived until as late as the 8th century BC. The history of the Hittite civilization is known mostly from cuneiform texts found in the area of their kingdom, and from diplomatic and commercial correspondence found in various archives in Egypt and the Middle East. The Hittites used Mesopotamian cuneiform letters. Archaeological expeditions to Hattusa have discovered entire sets of royal archives in cuneiform tablets, written either in the Semitic Mesopotamian Akkadian language of Assyria and Babylonia, the diplomatic language of the time, or in the various dialects of the Hittite confederation.- published: 08 Dec 2013
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Lost Cities of the Ancients 3 The Dark Lords of Hattusha.
More than 3000 years ago a mysterious and ruthless civilization rose from nothing, created...
published: 27 Aug 2012
author: sgtpete1
Lost Cities of the Ancients 3 The Dark Lords of Hattusha.
Lost Cities of the Ancients 3 The Dark Lords of Hattusha.
More than 3000 years ago a mysterious and ruthless civilization rose from nothing, created a brutal and unstoppable army and built an empire that rivalled E...- published: 27 Aug 2012
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- author: sgtpete1
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The Hittites Complex Subterranean World
4000 years ago, a mysterious pagan society called the Hittites dug deep into the soft volc...
published: 12 Feb 2014
The Hittites Complex Subterranean World
The Hittites Complex Subterranean World
4000 years ago, a mysterious pagan society called the Hittites dug deep into the soft volcanic rock to carve out an intricate underworld. But after almost 800 years of rule, the Hittite Empire vanished without a trace. Where did their people go and what clues have they left behind in their complex subterranean world? The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who established an empire at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC. This empire reached its height during the mid-14th century BC under Suppiluliuma I, when it encompassed an area that included most of Asia Minor as well as parts of the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia. After c. 1180 BC, the empire came to an end during the Bronze Age collapse, splintering into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some of which survived until the 8th century BC. The Hittite language was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. They referred to their native land as Hatti, and to their language as Nešili (the language of Neša). The conventional name "Hittites" is due to their initial identification with the Biblical Hittites in 19th century archaeology. Despite the use of Hatti for their core territory, the Hittites should be distinguished from the Hattians, an earlier people who inhabited the same region (until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC) and spoke a language possibly in the Northwest Caucasian languages group known as Hattic.[citation needed] The Hittite military made successful use of chariots. Although belonging to the Bronze Age, they were the forerunners of the Iron Age, developing the manufacture of iron artifacts from as early as the 14th century BC, when letters to foreign rulers reveal the latter's demand for iron goods. After 1180 BC, amid general turmoil in the Levant associated with the sudden arrival of the Sea Peoples, the kingdom disintegrated into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some of which survived until as late as the 8th century BC. The history of the Hittite civilization is known mostly from cuneiform texts found in the area of their kingdom, and from diplomatic and commercial correspondence found in various archives in Egypt and the Middle East. The Hittites used Mesopotamian cuneiform letters. Archaeological expeditions to Hattusa have discovered entire sets of royal archives in cuneiform tablets, written either in the Semitic Mesopotamian Akkadian language of Assyria and Babylonia, the diplomatic language of the time, or in the various dialects of the Hittite confederation. Before the discoveries, the only source of information about Hittites had been the Old Testament (see Biblical Hittites). Francis William Newman expressed the critical view, common in the early 19th Century, that, if the Hittites existed at all, "no Hittite king could have compared in power to the King of Judah...". As archaeological discoveries revealed the scale of the Hittite kingdom in the second half of the 19th Century, Archibald Henry Sayce postulated, rather than to be compared to Judah, the Anatolian civilization "[was] worthy of comparison to the divided Kingdom of Egypt", and was "infinitely more powerful than that of Judah". Sayce and other scholars also mention that Judah and the Hittites were never enemies in the Hebrew texts; in the Book of Kings, they supplied the Israelites with cedar, chariots, and horses, as well as being a friend and allied to Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The first archaeological evidence for the Hittites appeared in tablets found at the Assyrian colony of Kültepe (ancient Karum Kanesh), containing records of trade between Assyrian merchants and a certain "land of Hatti". Some names in the tablets were neither Hattic nor Assyrian, but clearly Indo-European.- published: 12 Feb 2014
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In search of the Trojan war - Empire of the Hittites
Episode 5: Empire of the Hittites Part 5/6 In Search of the Trojan War is a 1985 6-part Br...
published: 26 Apr 2013
author: Ouranos11144
In search of the Trojan war - Empire of the Hittites
In search of the Trojan war - Empire of the Hittites
Episode 5: Empire of the Hittites Part 5/6 In Search of the Trojan War is a 1985 6-part British TV documentary series written and presented by Michael Wood. ...- published: 26 Apr 2013
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- author: Ouranos11144
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Decisive Battles - Kadesh (Egypt vs Hittites)
In 1274BC, a young Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II led an army of 20000 men against 40000 so...
published: 20 Jun 2013
author: Zakerias Rowland-Jones
Decisive Battles - Kadesh (Egypt vs Hittites)
Decisive Battles - Kadesh (Egypt vs Hittites)
In 1274BC, a young Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II led an army of 20000 men against 40000 soldiers from the Hittite empire. Both sides would fight one of the...- published: 20 Jun 2013
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- author: Zakerias Rowland-Jones
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The Hittites - Above All, Warriors
Marching hundreds of miles and perfecting the use of battle chariots, the Hittites were wa...
published: 14 Jan 2013
author: Smithsonian Channel
The Hittites - Above All, Warriors
The Hittites - Above All, Warriors
Marching hundreds of miles and perfecting the use of battle chariots, the Hittites were warriors, first and foremost.- published: 14 Jan 2013
- views: 4083
- author: Smithsonian Channel
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Lost Empire Of The Hittites
http://www.adventistsermons.blogspot.co.uk/ Lost Empire Of The Hittites. Before the archae...
published: 07 Oct 2012
author: samkadya
Lost Empire Of The Hittites
Lost Empire Of The Hittites
http://www.adventistsermons.blogspot.co.uk/ Lost Empire Of The Hittites. Before the archaeological discovery of the cities of the hittites, some scholars had...- published: 07 Oct 2012
- views: 8352
- author: samkadya
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The powerfull Hittite Empire
The Hittites were a Bronze Age Indo-European speaking people of Anatolia. They established...
published: 26 Aug 2012
author: AnatolianWarriorB33
The powerfull Hittite Empire
The powerfull Hittite Empire
The Hittites were a Bronze Age Indo-European speaking people of Anatolia. They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around the...- published: 26 Aug 2012
- views: 8150
- author: AnatolianWarriorB33
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ANCIENT HITTITES of central Turkey
Ancient Hittites of Anatolia (1700 - 700 BC) - territory of modern central Turkey. One of ...
published: 28 May 2012
author: Zakharii
ANCIENT HITTITES of central Turkey
ANCIENT HITTITES of central Turkey
Ancient Hittites of Anatolia (1700 - 700 BC) - territory of modern central Turkey. One of the most ancient civilizations. Hattusa was the capital of Hittite ...- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 5314
- author: Zakharii
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Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II vs the Hittite Emperor Muwatalli II at the Battle of Kadesh
This show focuses on the clash between Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite Empero...
published: 09 Feb 2014
Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II vs the Hittite Emperor Muwatalli II at the Battle of Kadesh
Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II vs the Hittite Emperor Muwatalli II at the Battle of Kadesh
This show focuses on the clash between Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite Emperor Muwatalli II at the Battle of Kadesh. The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC, and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000--6,000 chariots. After expelling the Hyksos 15th dynasty, the native Egyptian New Kingdom rulers became more aggressive in reclaiming control of their state's borders. Thutmose I, Thutmose III and his son and coregent Amenhotep II fought battles from Megiddo north to the Orontes River, including conflict with Kadesh.[citation needed] Many of the Egyptian campaign accounts between c. 1400 and 1300 BC reflect the general destabilization of the region of the Djahi. The reigns of Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III were undistinguished, except that Egypt continued to lose territory to Mitanni in northern Syria.[citation needed] During the late Egyptian 18th dynasty, the Amarna Letters tell the story of the decline of Egyptian influence in the region. The Egyptians showed flagging interest here until almost the end of the dynasty. Horemheb, the last ruler of this dynasty, campaigned in this region, finally beginning to turn Egyptian interest back to this region.[citation needed] This process continued in the 19th Dynasty. Like his father Ramesses I, Seti I was a military commander and set out to restore Egypt's empire to the days of the Tuthmosis kings almost a century before. Inscriptions on Karnak temple walls record the details of his campaigns into Canaan and Syria. He took 20,000 men and reoccupied abandoned Egyptian posts and garrisoned cities. He made an informal peace with the Hittites, took control of coastal areas along the Mediterranean, and continued to campaign in Canaan. A second campaign led him to capture Kadesh (where a stela commemorated his victory) and Amurru. His son and heir Ramesses II campaigned with him. Historical records exist which record a large weapons order by Ramesses II the year prior to the expedition he led to Kadesh in his fifth regnal year.[citation needed] However, at some point, both regions may have lapsed back into Hittite control. What exactly happened to Amurru is disputed. The Hittitologist Trevor Bryce suggests that, although it may have fallen once again under Hittite control, it is more likely Amurru remained a Hittite vassal state. The immediate antecedents to the Battle of Kadesh were the early campaigns of Ramesses II into Canaan. In the fourth year of his reign, he marched north into Syria, either to recapture Amurru or, as a probing effort, to confirm his vassals' loyalty and explore the terrain of possible battles. The recovery of Amurru was Muwatalli's stated motivation for marching south to confront the Egyptians. Ramesses marched north in the fifth year of his reign and encountered the Hittites at Kadesh.- published: 09 Feb 2014
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Lost Cities Hattusha
The lost empire of the Hittites....
published: 11 Nov 2012
author: Dewi Griffiths
Lost Cities Hattusha
Lost Cities Hattusha
The lost empire of the Hittites.- published: 11 Nov 2012
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- author: Dewi Griffiths
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The Hittites - The King of Kings
Killing his brother to win the crown, Suppiluliuma stopped at nothing in his quest to rule...
published: 14 Jan 2013
author: Smithsonian Channel
The Hittites - The King of Kings
The Hittites - The King of Kings
Killing his brother to win the crown, Suppiluliuma stopped at nothing in his quest to rule an empire.- published: 14 Jan 2013
- views: 1917
- author: Smithsonian Channel
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Reign of the Hittites. mission 1. Homelands. Trial (demo) campaign. Age of Empires.
The campaign is only available on trial (demo) version of the Age of Empires. This is the ...
published: 07 Mar 2013
author: Magnatio
Reign of the Hittites. mission 1. Homelands. Trial (demo) campaign. Age of Empires.
Reign of the Hittites. mission 1. Homelands. Trial (demo) campaign. Age of Empires.
The campaign is only available on trial (demo) version of the Age of Empires. This is the first scenario of the trial (demo) campaign "Reign of the Hittites"...- published: 07 Mar 2013
- views: 358
- author: Magnatio
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Inca Stonemasonry in Ancient Turkey - The Hittites (2003) Documentary
The except from the Turkish documentary called The Hittites made in 2003, shows a polygona...
published: 12 Apr 2013
author: ancientpolygon
Inca Stonemasonry in Ancient Turkey - The Hittites (2003) Documentary
Inca Stonemasonry in Ancient Turkey - The Hittites (2003) Documentary
The except from the Turkish documentary called The Hittites made in 2003, shows a polygonal mortar-less building technique which was used to build walls in t...- published: 12 Apr 2013
- views: 1632
- author: ancientpolygon