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The Hittites were an ancient people in
Anatolia who spoke an Indo-European language, and
established a kingdom centered at Hattusha (Hittite
URUḪattuša) in north-central Anatolia from the 18th
century BC. In the 14th century BC, the Hittite
empire was at its height, encompassing Anatolia,
north-western Syria about as far south as the mouth
of the Litani River (a territory known as Amqu), and
eastward into upper Mesopotamia. After 1180 BC, the
empire disintegrated into several independent
"Neo-Hittite" city-states, some surviving until as
late as the 8th century BC. |
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