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They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities—then they vanished. Rivaling Egypt, Babylon, and Assyria, the Hittite Empire was once a dominant power in what is central Türkiye today. From their capital at Hattuşa, the Hittites built vast temple complexes, forged diplomatic treaties, and left behind vast archives of cuneiform tablets. Yet around 1180 B.C., their civilization mysteriously collapsed. Now, new archaeological discoveries are restoring the legend of this forgotten superpower. Find out more at the link in our bio. Photographs by @emin_ozmen

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Awesome ❤️

Arthur Nahmmacher
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Shoutout to the Age of Empires demo disc for including a Hittite campaign

Eternalclay
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They made amazing pottery too. The donut shaped Hittite jug is found ubiquitously in ceramics stores in Turkiye

Steph Black
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The Hittites are absolutely fascinating!

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Ironically, the Bible don't forget them 😂

Marc Savoie
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Was the Hittite not the first to master iron work and use it as weaponry?

Peter Van Pelt
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Hattușas... beautiful archeological site. Been there several times in the nineties.

Orçun Dalarslan 🇹🇷
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I’ve been there a couple of times and it’s really fascinating.

Abida Muttaqiena
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Yes, it was really strange that the Hittites seemed to disappear overnight... I read about them years ago because of a manga set in that era, the Red River or Anatolia Story by Chie Shinohara. The fictional manga was awesome, the real history was even more full of wonders ❤️

Murat Çağatay
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It was very suprised for me because it is my hometown. capital city of hittites and this sculpture in #çorum #boğazkale #yazılıkaya #alacahöyük

Chris Barton
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Yess the Hittites are so cool!

mercepunti
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Alex
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There is still a lot to discover

Elvir
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Where is the location of the first picture?

Kels 💜
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I didn’t think it was so mysterious? Didn’t they suffer from internal disputes over the throne and then they suffered from the pressure of the sea peoples invasion and other peoples like the Assyrians and Phrygians?

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