Ammittamru II was a ruler and king of the Ancient Syrian city of Ugarit from 1260 BC - 1235 BC Entrance to the Palace of Ugarit Ugarit (modern site Ras Shamra رأس شمرة; meaning top/head/cape of the wild fennel in Arabic) was an ancient cosmopolitan port city, sited on the Mediterranean coast of northern Syria a few kilometers north of the modern city of Latakia. ... Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC - 1260s BC - 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC 1210s BC Events and trends 1269 BC - Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the... Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC - 1230s BC - 1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC Events and trends Aegeus, legendary King of Athens, receives a false message that his designated heir Thesus...