When internal assassinations and succession chaos threatened to destroy the Hittite state, one visionary ruler—Tel Appena—broke the cycle of regicide with a revolutionary decree that would stabilize a ...

The Hatti people ruled central Anatolia for millennia, building prosperous trade networks and impressive settlements until Indo-European warriors from the north swept down and transformed their world.

Is there any evidence that king Atreus of Mycenae really existed? Can he be identified with the Attarsiya of ancient Hittite records?

Did the legendary kings of Troy really exist? Some researchers argue that they appear in Hittite letters, but is this really the case?

Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold is, let’s not shy away from it, a profit-seeking exhibition mounted by an entertainment ...

In an ancient Turkish region lies an abandoned underground city of 20,000 inhabitants (per BBC). Part of a UNESCO World ...

Throughout history, humans have created myths and legends to make sense of the world around them. Most of the time, that’s ...

Netanyahu has been repeatedly addressing the Iranians, reminding them of their ancient ties with the Jews and encouraging them to overthrow the Shia theocracy.

Egypt occupies the northeast corner of Africa with its northern border the Mediterranean Sea. Its population exceeds 100 ...

I find it fascinating to learn about how life was 100 years ago, how the different political systems were, and just how ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

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