History of the Hittites

The Trojan War, Did It Happen? The Trojan War has always been a mystery to many people, archaeologists, and historians. Troy, where the Trojan War was said to occur, was first mentioned in Homer’s Iliad. No one can truly prove if the Trojan War did or did not happen. In recent years studies have shown new evidence as to how the Trojan War may have happened. Researchers have made discoveries to help decipher why the Trojan War occurred. Artifacts found on land, the capital of the Roman Empire as

Ancient Egypt had many famous pharaohs years ago, with only few considered as the great king. Ramesses II is one of these pharaohs which is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh. Ramses II name came around quickly, from the success of many victory’s and the concurring over territories that his father was unable to accomplish. He was looked upon in the Egyptian empire as the greatest pharaoh with Later Egyptians calling him “The Great Ancestor". Nowadays he is well-known

In 1964, the well-known historian Moses Finley suggested that we should move the narrative of the Trojan War from the realm of history into the realm of myth and poetry until we have more evidence. Many would argue that we now have that additional evidence, particularly in the form of the Hittite texts discussing Ahhiyawa and Wilusa and the new archaeological data from Troy. The lines between reality and fantasy might be blurred, particularly when Zeus, Hera, and other gods become involved in the

the Euphrates Rivers, which is now known as Iraq. Since the land was very fertile in Mesopotamia, the crops grew incredibly well and that helped lead to the development of civilizations. Mesopotamia had eight civilizations: Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Hittites, Assyria, New Babylon, Phoenicians, and Israel. Sumer lasted from 3200 b.c. until 1900 b.c. Sumer was ruled by a king who had the responsibility of maintaining the city walls and the irrigation systems. Once the king passes, his power is then passed

The Hebrews and Assyrians had major influences on the history of western civilization. They were both Semitic- speaking people who were involved in united kingdoms. The history of the Hebrews is widely recognized with religion and their traditions which were included in the Hebrew Bible, but from a Christian standpoint, their history could be more recognized in the Old Testament. Describing themselves originally as nomads organized into clans, the Hebrews’ tradition states that they were descendants

Schliemann was obsessed with the Iliad, having been read it as a child and seeing a depiction of Troy in a common history book by Ludwig Jerrer triggered his desire to find the remains of the city. He wasn’t a trained archaeologist but had a crucial guide to the location of sites that would prove the reality of the Homeric poems. Schliemann discovered that there were

The development of several distinct characteristics in early civilizations and empires of the Middle East and Egypt laid the foundation for future civilizations. Four of these civilizations and empires are: Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, and the Hittite empire. They all developed the distinct characteristics of governmental, social, and economic structures as well as distinct religions and innovations. Sumer was the site of the world’s first civilization. It developed in southeastern Mesopotamia around

civilizations that were included in it were: Akkad, Babylon, Hittite, Assyria, and New Babylon. Akkad had a leader

finally found by the end of 1869. Wood later published an account of the excavation, including what he thought what the temple may have looked like. In 1904, the site was revisited D. G. Hogarth and A. E. Henderson. They researched the temple’s earlier history and determined that the site had three incarnations (Jenkins, pg. 53). The Artemision was built in the early Ionic style of Greek architecture, as can be seen from the columns. The columns were unusual as they had capitals that had large rosettes

made by the Hittites. These normally have the same six basic elements. They begin with a preamble or title which identified the suzerain. The second element is a historical prologue giving the history of the relationship between the two powers, making the vassal obligated to the suzerain. The third and main part contain the stipulations, commanding loyalty