The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his monumental achievements and military campaigns. Ramses II ascended to the ...

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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 alive to the possibilities of the animal world, for example, when looking round for subjects for sculpture, though they were less animal-minded than their ancient Egyptian rivals ...

In the Bronze Age, the Hattians, an Anatolian people who preceded the Hittites, lived in the Eskisehir region. "Kulluoba was a medium-sized urban agglomeration engaged in commercial activities ...

Turkey is Bringing 5,000 Year Old Bread Recipe To Life, Here's How The ancient bread was made with coarsely ground emmer flour, an ancient variety of wheat, lentil seeds, and the leaf of an ...

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.

The Jewish people, in the opinion of the famous Czecho-Slovakian Orientalist, Prof. Hroseny, of Prague University, are not Semites, but Hittites, declares a special copyrighted article to the ...

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.

Ramesses II had the second longest reign in Egyptian history, marked by a major building boom and wars with the Hittites and a group of invaders called the Sea Peoples.

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