By the 1400s BC, Hatti had shaken off its malaise and returned with chariot corps, a divine kingship, and campaigns that broke Mitanni and expanded into Syria. This chapter follows the Great ...
A rising Hittite kingdom fought for trade routes, marched through Syria, and then struck Babylon itself, toppling the last heirs of Hammurabi’s world. This chapter follows the shock of conquest, the ...
AMMAN – Chariots played a prominent role in traditions for different civilisations. In Hindu, Persian and Greek mythologies, some gods are depicted as charioteers. Usually, those are the supreme gods ...
Within seconds of the bellowing call, the Quiet Green transformed into an ancient Egyptian battleground. Chariots were drawn, spears were stabbed and arrows were shot. Hordes of “soldiers” ...