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Ancient Hittites of Anatolia (1700 - 700 BC) - territory of modern central Turkey. One of the most ancient human civilizations. Hattusa was the capital of Hittite empire. In 13th cen BC Hittite king Muwatalli II moved the capital south to Tarhuntassa. Muwatalli II is best known as the Hittite ruler who fought Ramesses II to a standstill at the Battle of Kadesh around 1274 BC. Ancient Egypt was contemporary of the Hittite empire and had close relations with it. Egyptians also fought several wars against the Hittites. More on Biblical Hittites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hittites
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Accompanying music: "The Emperor´s Army" by Jeremy Blake.
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Ruins of Ḫattuša (Hittite 𒌷𒄩𒀜𒌅𒊭), the Hittite capital, are situated near Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey. More - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa
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Hittite language (natively 𒉈𒅆𒇷 nešili "[in the language] of Neša"), also known as Nesite and Neshite) was a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. Natively, the Hittites referred to their land as Hatti, and to their language as Nesili (the language of Nesa) - the oldest attested Indo-European language.

It is generally assumed that the Hittites came into Anatolia some time before 2000 BC. While their earlier location is disputed, there has been strong evidence for more than a century that the home of the Indo-Europeans in the fourth and third millennia was in the Pontic Steppe, present day Ukraine around the Sea of Azov. The Hittites and other members of the Anatolian family then came from the north, possibly along the Caspian Sea.

The Hebrew Bible refers to "Hittites" in several passages, ranging from Genesis to the post-Exilic Ezra-Nehemiah. The Hittites are usually depicted as a people living among the Israelites. They served as high military officers in David's army.
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Roman (Byzantine) Imperial double headed eagle most likely was borrowed from Hittites, as Hittites were the first empire to use it. Then the Constantinople Patriarchate, the Russian empire, the Kingdom of Serbia, Albania and finally the USA designed their coat of arms after the Roman eagle.
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