The Hittite Empire by Shane Larson (.ePUB)
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The Hittite Empire: Forgotten Superpower of the Ancient World by Shane Larson
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Overview: For centuries, they were equals to Egypt. They fought Ramesses II to a standstill at Kadesh in the largest chariot battle the ancient world ever saw. They signed the first peace treaty in recorded history. Their laws were more humane than Hammurabi’s. Their queens held real power. Their empire stretched from the Aegean to Mesopotamia.
Then the world forgot they existed.
The Hittites vanished so completely that for three thousand years, the only traces of their civilization were a few puzzling references in the Hebrew Bible. It took a German archaeologist digging into a Turkish hillside in 1906 to unearth 30,000 clay tablets and reveal an entire superpower that history had buried.
The Hittite Empire: Forgotten Superpower of the Ancient World tells the full story of this extraordinary civilization — from its rediscovery in the modern era through its rise, golden age, and catastrophic collapse during the Bronze Age crisis.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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