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Figurine of a Hittite god | Musée du Louvre |
 | | 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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