The reign of Ramses II marks one of the pinnacles of ancient Egypt. This pharaoh left an indelible mark through his ...

Royaumes oubliés, de l’empire hittite aux Araméens, Louvre, Paris, until 12 August. *A version of this article appears in print in the 12 September, 2019 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly* ...

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 last time the perpetual tensions between India and Pakistan escalated into a face-off, Indian officials were forced to confront an uncomfortable reality: The country’s huge military was ...

She joined Military.com’s SpouseBuzz team in 2012 and has been covering military discounts since 2013. Her debut memoir Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage will be ...

Lions Gate , Mycenae, Greece. Credit: Discover Peloponnese / Flickr CC BY 2.0 The Attarsiya of Hittite documents The traditional date of the Trojan War places it in the Late Bronze Age. For this ...

She joined Military.com’s SpouseBuzz team in 2012 and has been covering military discounts since 2013. Her debut memoir Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage will be ...

A team of archaeologists discovered a complex underground drainage installation at a spring in Oymaağaç Höyük, in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. This site, identified as the ancient Hittite ...

The Hittite version shares elements with the Akkadian and Babylonian versions, though with variations in structure and narrative details. In particular, fragments have been found that recount the ...

Born a commoner, his family's military skills brought Ramesses to the throne at the age of just 15. He immediately faced serious challenges.

Other evidence comes from Hittite sources and archaeological data. Given the very well-supplied nature of the barracks, the soldiers may have been successful in protecting the invasion.

Archaeologists discovered a royal seal from the ancient Hittite Empire that warns of death if a contract is broken. Contracts during this time often had consequences if broken, but death as a ...