Royaumes oubliés, de l’empire hittite aux Araméens, Louvre, Paris, until 12 August. *A version of this article appears in print in the 12 September, 2019 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly * ...

On the flip side, after picking through the details of states from the Hittites to the Spanish Empire, Dr Kemp has a theory about what gives a state longevity.

There are currently more than 100,000 Israelis abroad, stranded in dozens of countries ever since this current war closed the ...

Most discussions about the real history of the ancient city of Troy explain the fact that this city appears in Bronze Age Hittite records. It appears that Troy, or “Wilusa,” as those records call it, ...

Ancient Egypt had many impressive pharaohs, but which of them were especially fearsome warriors? Here are just some who ...

Adamson cites Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Hittite Empire as examples where control of trade routes shaped early state power. Still, the study doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Ancient data is ...

Archaeologists found artifacts like pottery, tools, and fortifications at Hisarlik that match descriptions of a prosperous Bronze Age city. They also discovered inscriptions and seals that suggest the ...

The Hittites : the story of a forgotten empire by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933. Publication date 1925 Topics Hittites Publisher London : The Religious Tract Society Collection ...

What began as Elon Musk’s embrace of right-wing populism has become a defining — and potentially harmful — chapter in his business career. By endorsing Donald Trump’s MAGA movement and far ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Actor Devin Harjes, best known for appearing in “Boardwalk Empire,” “Daredevil” and “Gotham,” has died. He was 41. Harjes passed away last Tuesday (May 27) at Mount Sinai West hospital ...