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May 1, 2018 · a vast fortress- city sprawling over the rocky terrain, with craggy citadels and elaborate temples. It became the center of a powerful empire that covered not only most of Anatolia but also at times extended far to the south, into Syria and the Levant (206).
- Joshua J. Mark
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Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE; by 1340 BCE they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East. Learn more about the history and achievements of the Hittite people in this article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 11, 2019 · The rediscovery of the Hittites was one of the major archaeological achievements of the last century, and Hattusa, their capital, has since been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. An enlarged copy of a cuneiform clay tablet found at Hattusa hangs in the United Nations building in New York.
- Carole Raddato
"Hittites" is the conventional English-language term for an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language and established a kingdom centered in Hattusa (the modern village of Boğazköy in north-central Turkey), through most of the second millennium B.C.E.
May 23, 2018 · HITTITES, an ancient people of Anatolia. The name Hittites is taken from the biblical Hebrew Ḥitti (gentilic), plural Ḥittim, which stems from the form Ḥatti found as a geographic term in cuneiform texts, the vowel change resulting from a Hebrew
The first Indo-European empire: 17th century BC. A group of tribes, speaking Indo-european languages and collectively known as the Hittites, establish themselves as the dominant power in Anatolia.
A member of an ancient people of Asia Minor who gained control of central Anatolia c. 1800–1200 bc.
