Rise of the Hittites - The Legions of Hatusa
Added 2023-10-31 01:20:19 +0000 UTCApologies for the late post, but here's the newest video. This time, we're going back to the Bronze Age covering the Rise of the Hittites. Enjoy!
This documentary covers the story of the rise and fall of the Hittite Empire of the Bronze Age. We begin with their origins in the highlands of Anatolia where feuding powers eventually consolidated into the Old Kingdom of the Hittites. This new power would flex its might with various wars of expansion against its neighbors to the west, east, and south. The Middle Kingdom period would see them regress as they fell to invasion and infighting. Yet, in the New Kingdom, the Hittite Empire would rise to its greatest heights. Eventually, however, they would fall due to invasions from the Assyrian Empire and the Sea People during the wider era of the Bronze Age Collapse.
We cover the military of this formidable Bronze Age faction from its organization to its equipment, training, and tactics. In particular, we look at the Battle of Kadesh and a typical foreign campaign.
