Tag Hittites

Our World has Roots in the Distant Past

Early Civilization Spreads by Land and Sea

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Our World has Roots in the Distant Past

Now Hiram, King of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him King. . . And Solomon sent word to Hiram, “ . . . I purpose to build a house for the name…

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March 27, 2018

Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C - 648 B. C.

The Rise of the Assyrians 1600 B. C. – 539 B. C.

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C – 648 B.C.

During the century after the Hittites had raided Babylon and rose to power in Turkey and Syria, Mesopotamia was a divided unproductive land. In the south, Babylonia fell under the rule of foreigners, first the Kassites from the northeast and…

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June 9, 2017

Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C - 648 B. C.

Hittite Warriors Build a Kingdom 1750 B. C. – 700 B. C.

This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C – 648 B.C.

Within 150 years of the death of Hammurabi, the cities of Mesopotamia were powerless and other peoples took up the struggle for the Near Eastern world. Among them were the Hittites, who had taken the city of Babylon. The rough…

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June 9, 2017