When literacy and empire fell away, a small Hittite elite escaped east and turned a fortified Syrian river city into a lifeboat for their traditions. This chapter follows that quiet survival into the ...
They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are restoring the legend of a forgotten superpower. A procession of gods ...
I. The enigma of their existence -- 1. Discovery and wild surmise -- Leander swan from Asia to Europe -- What was known about the Hittites in A.D. 1871 -- What is known today -- Asia Minor: A winter ...