Hantilis | Hittite king | Britannica (original) (raw)
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history of Hittites
In Anatolia: The Old Hittite Kingdom The succession of his brother-in-law Hantilis marked the beginning of the catastrophic period referred to in the Edict of Telipinus, during which the Hittite kingdom came near the verge of extinction. Read More
In Boğazköy: The ancient city One of his successors, Hantilis, is said to have fortified the city. The line of the Old Hittite city wall can be followed today: it surrounds the northern terraces and follows the edge of the eastern valley up to Büyükkale, which must then have been the acropolis; in the… Read More
