The Hittites (Part 17): The Battle of Kadesh (1274 BC): The Great Battle of the Bronze Age Near East

Описание: This seventeenth video in the series on the Hittites will give a brief overview of the famous battle of Kadesh (c.1274 BC) that was fought between the forces of the Hittite empire under king Muwatalli II and pharaoh Rameses II of Egypt near the city of Kadesh in Syria.

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Eastern Thought by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Curse of the Scarab by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources Used for in this video:
Warriors of Anatolia - A Concise History of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
The Hittites by Damien Stone
The Hittites and Their World by Billie Jean Collins
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East (Vol. III) Edited by Karen Radner et al.
The World Around the Old Testament; Edited by Bill Arnold and Brent Strawn
Qadesh 1300 BC: Clash of the Warrior Kings by Mark Healy