Rise of the Hittites - The Legions of Hatusa DOCUMENTARY

History docuemntary on the Rise of the Hittite Empire in the Bronze Age! You can take command of these forces in Total War Pharaoh: This history documentary covers the story of the rise and fall of the Hittite Empire of the Bronze Age. We begin with their origins in the hgihlands of Anatolia where feuding powers eventually consolidated into the Old Kingdom of the Hittites. This new power woulf flex its might with various wars of expansion agains its neighbors to the west, east, adn south. However the Middle Kingdom period would see them regress as they fell to invasion and infighting. Yet in the New Kingdom the Hitties Empire would rise to its greatest heights. Eventually however they would fall 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. We do so with a particular look at the Battle of Kadesh and a typical foreign campaign. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Origins of the Hittites 04:33 Army of the Hittites 06:24 Recruitment 08:51 Equipment 13:00 Organization 15:32 Training 17:26 Service History 17:55 Old Kingdom 19:01 Middle Kingdom 19:22 New Kingdom 21:23 A Typical Campaign 25:55 Outro Sources and Suggested Reading: Akurgal, Ekrem (2001). The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations Gurney, O.R. (1966). The Hittites Bryce, Trevor R. (2002). Life and Society in the Hittite World Ceram, C. W. (2001) The Secret of the Hittites Macqueen, J. G. (1986) The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor Credits: Research = Joshua Brouwers Script = Joshua Brouwers Narration = Guy Micaels Art = Penta Limited #history #documentary #totalwar