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