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b'Synopsis: \\xa0King Muwatalli II relocates the Hittite capital to the new royal city of Tarhuntassa near the Mediterranean coast, then faces off against the young pharaoh Ramesses II in the Battle of Qadesh.\\xa0 After Muwatalli\\u2019s death, his son and brother \\u2013 Urhi-Teshub and Hattusili \\u2013 contend for the Hittite throne.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cFor seven years I submitted to the king. \\xa0But at a divine command and with human urging, Urhi-Teshub sought to destroy me.\\xa0 He took Hakpissa and Nerik from me. \\xa0Now I submitted to him no longer.\\xa0 I made war against him.\\u201d \\u2013 The Apology of Hattusili III\\n\\n\\n\\nMap of the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean:\\n\\n\\n\\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/LBA_Hittite_Map.jpg\\n\\n\\n\\nThe Hittite Royal Family:\\n\\n\\n\\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/LBA_Hittite_Family_Tree.jpg\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'