The second millennium BC in Anatolia
was a period of emerging states which were often poorly
recorded. The Hittites are the main source of information,
but how did they themselves arrive, what were their
relations with the legendary city of Troy, and how did most
of these states disappear in around 1200 BC?
Some scientists suspect comets were the cause of ancient
civilisations falling. Myths surrounding the alleged cataclysms
persist in cults and religions even today...
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