CLASH AT KADESH🧵

In 1274 BC, one of the greatest battles of the Late Bronze Age took place near the Orontes River in Syria. This clash was the culmination of tensions between Egypt and Hittites. Though the battle was indecisive, it led to the first known peace treaty in history From 15th to 13th centuries BC, the Near East was dominated by Egypt, Assyria, Hatti, Babylon, and Mitanni. These powers fought for control over Syria’s trade routes. Controlling a route meant more than just collecting taxes—it was about expanding political and cultural influence

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Phoenician Circumnavigation of Africa

A lesser known epic of ancient history is the Phoenician circumnavigation of Africa departing from Egypt by order of Pharaoh Necho II. Our only account of this journey comes from Herodotus, who found some parts of it hard to believe Necho II reigned from 610 to 595 BC. He clashed with Babylon and Judah, bringing Phoenicia under his influence. During his reign, he attempted to build a canal linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea but failed to complete it.

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The Cimmerians

The Cimmerians were a nomadic, equestrian people from the Pontic-Caspian steppe who wreaked havoc across Asia and Anatolia in the 8th - 7th centuries BC. Known as the Kimmerioi in ancient Greek, their raids were documented in Assyrian and Greek texts. The Cimmerians migrated to Western Asia as one of the first nomadic confederations to inhabit the Caucasian steppe. Their origin is linked to the Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex.

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The death of Persia

The Sasanian Empire, one of the great powers of Late Antiquity, ruled Persia for 400 years, but came to an end after a brief war against Islam. Weakened after decades of war against the Eastern Roman Empire, it was unable to contain this new enemy. The constant wars against the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the prolonged conflict with Emperor Heraclius, drained Persian resources and its army. Persian and Roman armies fought for decades, leaving both empires exhausted and devastated.

TO HELL AND BACK🧵

The myth of descent and return from the Underworld is a recurring theme in different mythologies around the world. These myths, though varying in details, share themes that reflect humanity's deepest concerns about life, death, rebirth, and the natural cycle. - Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh, the despotic king of Uruk, faces mortality after the death of his friend Enkidu, punished for slaying the monster Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. In his quest for immortality, Gilgamesh descends into the underworld, where he meets Utnapishtim.

My threads so far

Hi guys. I haven't written a thread in a while, so while I'm looking for time to make new ones, I'm going to post the ones I've already written in this compilation thread


The historical TROY

https://x.com/Assurbaniapli7/status/1693355625021841464

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LUGALZAGESI

In 24th century BC, the Sumerian city states lived in a constant state of war. After centuries of conflict they would be unified by force by a chieftain named Lugalzagesi, creating what would later become the first empire in the history of the Middle East In the days when Mesilim was king of Kish, and at least the nominal suzerain of Sumer, there arose a border dispute between Lagash and Umma. The two cities were disputing over a fertile area called Gu-Edin, which led to a border treaty around 2550 BC drawn up by Mesilim of Kish.

It´s been a while since the last thread.

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The hyksos (rulers of foreign lands)

The Hyksos were a foreign dynasty (XV) that ruled a large portion of Egypt from circa 1640 – 1530 BC. It’s widely accepted that their roots are located in the ancient Near East. Ptolemaic historian Manetho described them as an invading force that came from the northeast and invaded the Nile Delta during the end of the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period.

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The wall that seems to have stopped the destructive wave of the Sea People was the pharaoh named Ramesses III (r. 1185-1153 BC), probably the last great pharaoh of Egypt. He was the son of a military chief, Sethnajt, who had reached power at the end of the 19th dynasty. Ramesses III was the second pharaoh of the XX dinasty. He was a warrior like pharaoh who spent much of his reign campaigning. The wars against the peoples of the west, usually called the Libyan wars have its most transcendental episodes in years 5 and 11.

TROY

A thread 🧵 about the legendary late Bronze Age city that the achaeans devastated after 10 years of war in Homer's epic "The Iliad".

👇👇👇👇👇 It's accepted that the Troy we know is the city of Wilusa that appears in Hittite sources, from which names like Ilios and Ilion were derived when the Greeks no longer pronounced the “W”. The setting of the story is named as ‘Ilios’ 106 times in the Iliad, and ‘Troié’ only 53

La Constitución de 1978 y sus consecuencias han sido un desastre para la Nación Española.

ABRO HILO Ya en el artículo 2 coquetea con la idea de reconocer nacionalidades dentro del propio país. De aquellos polvos estos lodos, y ahora vivimos en un país fracturado socialmente con nacionalismos antiespañoles en prácticamente cada C.A.

Bravo, Padres de la Constitución.