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On the outskirts of Kadesh, Pharaoh Ramesses II finds himself ensnared in an ambush set by the Hittites. Through a tumultuous clash of chariots and strategic might, the Battle of Kadesh unfolds ...

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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.

T he 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 Hittite Empire of Anatolia For a long time, there was no trace of the Hittites outside of the Bible. Then, in the nineteenth century, archaeologists uncovered evidence of the Hittite Empire in ...

Hittites were one of the great powers of the Bronze Age, famed for their numerous conquests and wars against fellow empires such as Egypt and Babylonia. In this video, we talk about the Hittite ...

The origins of the month Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration ...