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The Ancient World is a series of documentaries presented by historian Bettany Hughes [1] that gives viewers a personal take on ancient world cultures. The documentaries aired on Channel 4 [ 2 ] network over a period of eight years and were packaged with new introductions as "Bettany Hughes' Ancient World".
Til Barsip or Til Barsib (Hittite Masuwari, [1] modern Tell Ahmar; Arabic: تل أحمر) is an ancient site situated in Aleppo Governorate, Syria by the Euphrates river about 20 kilometers south of ancient Carchemish.
Carchemish (/ ˈ k ɑːr k ə m ɪ ʃ / KAR-kəm-ish or / k ɑː r ˈ k iː m ɪ ʃ / kar-KEE-mish), also spelled Karkemish (Turkish: Karkamış), [a] was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian ...
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Archaeologists from Italy and Turkey began excavations, still ongoing, in the ancient town in September 2011. [ 12 ] The ancient site of Karkemish is now an extensive set of ruins, located on the West bank of Euphrates River , about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-east of Gaziantep , Turkey and 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Aleppo , Syria .
Yariri (r.) and Kamani (l.), successive rulers of the Neo-Hittite state Carchemish on a Hieroglyphic Luwian relief. The Neo-Hittite states are sorted according to their geographical position. All annual details are BC. The contemporary sources name the language they are written in. Those can be: Luwian (always using Luwian hieroglyphs) Hittite ...
The regent Yariri (r.) and his successor Kamani (l.), the son of Astiruwa, on a relief from Carchemish. Yariri was the next known ruler of the House of Astiruwa. He bore the titles of ruler and prince and reigned in the early to mid 8th century BC [1],: 94 probably around 790 BC.
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