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Figurine of a Hittite god | Musée du Louvre (657 words) |
 | Based on an older Anatolian foundation, Hittite civilization began to develop in the 17th century BC, when a dynasty succeeded in drawing together under its authority a mosaic of small Central Anatolian states, establishing its capital at Hattusha, modern Bogazkoÿ, and endeavoring to expand its territories as far as Babylonia. |
| 1285 BC) fought between Muwatalli II and Ramesses II, was indecisive, and it was the great migration of the Sea Peoples that destroyed the Hittite Empire. |
| In the 10th century, principalities began to re-establish themselves on the periphery, notably in Northern Syria: fortified cities were built, adorned with monumental sculptures and hieroglyphic inscriptions, perpetuating the traditions of the second millennium. |
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1285 BC - definition of 1285 BC in Encyclopedia (179 words) |
| Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC |
| 1285 BC - Battle of Kadesh: Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt is almost defeated by Muwatallis of the Hittites. |
| He reportedly only reigned in Megara while Athens and the rest of Attica were under the control of an alliance of Nobles led by his uncle Metion (son of Erechtheus of Athens) and his sons (including in some accounts Daedalus). |
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