Rivals of the Hittites,
13th century B.C.
The Hittite Empire was just one of the
mighty powers that arose in the fertile
lands of the eastern Mediterranean and
Mesopotamia. Ancient records show
that while they were connected through
regular diplomacy and trade, each
had its own distinct language and culture.
MONT.
SERB.
KOS.
BULGARIA
Black Sea
N. MACED.
ALB.
GREECE
Hattuşa
(Boğazkale)
Hittite
vassal
lands
TÜRKİYE
(TURKEY)
MYCENAEAN
CULTURE
Wilusa
(Troy)
HITTITE
EMPIRE
Lesbos
Ionian
Sea
Maldiya
(Malatya)
ANATOLIA
Caspian
Sea
Mycenae
Apasa
(Ephesus)
Peloponnesus
Pylos
Tarhuntassa
(location uncertain)
Tarsus
Harran
Hasanlu
Tepe Hissar
Nineveh
Trade route
Crete
Knossos
Rhodes
Ugarit
Ashur
Phaistos
CYPRUS
Tepe Sialk
SYRIA
Kermanshah
Sea trade route
Tepe Giyan
Battle of Kadesh
LEBANON
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1274 B.C.
Sidon
IRAN
Damascus
Susa
Megiddo
Babylon
SYRIAN
DESERT
ISRAEL
Uruk
Rabbah
Gaza
Anshan
IRAQ
Ur
Sais
Pi-Ramesses
JORDAN
Liyan
Memphis
Timna
KUWAIT
SINAI
Trade route
LIBYA
EGYPT
Tema
SAUDI
ARABIA
Egyptian
sphere
of influence
BAHRAIN
150
mi
QATAR
150
km
Thebes
U.A.E.
EGYPT
Conflict at Kadesh
Aswan
Copper, grain, and lumber flowed along
the rich trade route near Kadesh, attracting
the interest of Hittite and Egyptian rulers.
SUDAN
Map: Matthew W. Chwastyk and Patricia Healy, NGM Staff
Sources: Andreas Schachner, German Archaeological Institute; Theo van den Hout, University of Chicago;
Eric Cline, George Washington University; Marc van d e Mieroop, Columbia University; Anthony Spalinger, University of Auckland
Rivals of the Hittites, 13th century B.C.
The Hittite Empire was just one of the mighty powers that arose in the fertile
lands of the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia. Ancient records show
that while they were connected through regular diplomacy and trade, each
had its own distinct language and culture.
Black Sea
GR.
Wilusa
(Troy)
Hattuşa
(Boğazkale)
TÜRKİYE
(TURKEY)
MYCENAEAN
CULTURE
Hittite
vassal
lands
Caspian
Sea
HITTITE
EMPIRE
Maldiya
(Malatya)
ANATOLIA
Mycenae
Tarhuntassa
(location uncertain)
Tarsus
IRAN
Nineveh
Crete
Ugarit
Ashur
Phaistos
INDIA
SYRIA
CYPRUS
Sea trade route
LEB.
Battle of Kadesh
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Sidon
1274 B.C.
Susa
Megiddo
Babylon
SYRIAN
DESERT
ISRAEL
Uruk
Rabbah
IRAQ
Ur
Pi-Ramesses
JORDAN
150
mi
Memphis
Timna
150
km
KUWAIT
SINAI
Trade route
SAUDI
ARABIA
EGYPT
Tema
Egyptian
sphere
of influence
Conflict at Kadesh
Thebes
Copper, grain, and lumber
flowed along the rich trade
route near Kadesh, attracting
the interest of Hittite
and Egyptian rulers.
EGYPT
Aswan
SUDAN
Map: Matthew W. Chwastyk and Patricia Healy, NGM Staff
Sources: Andreas Schachner, German Archaeological Institute;
Theo van den Hout, University of Chicago; Eric Cline, George Washington University;
Marc van de Mieroop, Columbia University; Anthony Spalinger, University of Auckland
Rivals of the Hittites,
13th century B.C.
The Hittite Empire was just one of the
mighty powers that arose in the fertile
lands of the eastern Mediterranean
and Mesopotamia. Ancient records
show that while they were connected
through regular diplomacy and trade,
each had its own distinct language
and culture.
Mycenean culture
Hittite Empire
Egypt
Assyria
Babylonia
Elam
CHINA
GR.
Hattuşa
(Boğazkale)
TÜRKİYE
(TURKEY)
Mycenae
IRAN
SY.
Ashur
CY.
Mediterranean
Sea
LEB.
Babylon
Battle of
Kadesh
Susa
IS.
Pi-Ramesses
IRAQ
1274 B.C.
Memphis
JORDAN
KUWAIT
SAUDI ARABIA
EGYPT
INDIA
200
mi
200
km
SUDAN
Map: Matthew W. Chwastyk and
Patricia Healy, NGM Staff
Sources: Andreas Schachner, German
Archaeological Institute; Theo van den
Hout, University of Chicago; Eric Cline,
George Washington University; Marc van
de Mieroop, Columbia University;
Anthony Spalinger, University of Auckland