Assuwa - Wikipedia
WebAssuwa (Hittite: 𒀸𒋗𒉿, romanized: aš-šu-wa; Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, romanized: a-si-wi-ja) was a confederation of 22 states in western Anatolia around 1400 BC. The confederation formed to oppose the Hittite Empire, but was defeated under Tudhaliya I/II. The name was recorded in various centres in Mycenaean Greece as Asiwia, which later acquired the form Asia.
Tudḫaliya I - Wikipedia
WebSome scholars call Tudhaliya I the first king of the New Kingdom, or Empire. Others give this honor to Suppiluliuma I. Tudhaliya may have been the grandson of the Middle Kingdom ruler Huzziya II. He may have been the direct successor of Muwatalli I, having overthrown him. The exact sequence of succession at the beginning of the New Kingdom is ...
The Hittite texts: Assuwa, Ahhiyawa, and Alaksandu of Wilusa
WebThe Hittites claimed that Tudhaliya's victory over Assuwa during the rebellion had given them possession of Assuwa's offshore territories, but according to the letter's author, the current king of Ahhiyawa, the victory had taken place only after these territories had already been presented to Ahhiyawa. Now the Ahhiyawan king was, a century and ...
A New Era Begins: From Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400–1350)
WebA number of scholars believe that Assuwa is the origin of the Greco-Roman name Asia, drawing attention to the fact that the Roman province of Asia was originally centred in this region. 14 Close If the first name in the list, [ ]ugga, can be restored as [L]ugga (= Lukka), 15 Close then the Confederacy may well have extended as far south as the ...
East of the Achaeans: Making up for a missed opportunity while …
WebJul 22, 2015 · This region of Asiā corresponds to the region known as Assuwa in the Ahhiyawa Texts. The place-name Assuwa is mentioned in AhT 6 §3 (= CTH 183), dating from the 13th century BCE. As I already noted about this text, it is the king of Ahhiyawa who is notionally speaking here, by way of a letter written in Hittite, to the king of the Hittites.
Arzawa - Wikipedia
WebArzawa was a region and political entity in Western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age. In Hittite texts, the term is used to refer both to a particular kingdom and to a loose confederation of states. The chief Arzawan state, whose capital was at Apasa, is often referred to as Arzawa Minor or Arzawa Proper, while the other Arzawa lands ...
Luwians: the missing link with the Aegean Bronze Age, including …
WebDec 23, 2017 · The Assuwa league, mentioned in Hittite texts from around 1400 BCE, is a good example, but so are the mercenary forces mustered by Muwatalli and the various accounts of united tribes from the Aegean (aka “Sea Peoples”) and even – in later recollections of past events – Homer’s catalogues of ships and Trojan contingents.
What's in a Name - Asia - The History Files
WebOct 27, 2017 · The name Assuwa may or may not have survived the great dark age collapse at the end of the thirteenth century BC. This collapse was caused by drought and loss of crops, but it took place amid an international system which was already starting to break down. It gave the Mycenaean Greeks more …
Asia Minor - World History Encyclopedia
WebMay 4, 2018 · Mythology & History. Lydia was the kingdom of the great King Croesus (r. 560-546 BCE) who defied the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (r.c. 550-530 BCE) and claimed to be the happiest man in the world until his defeat and capture by the Persians. Lydia was also the site where, in Greek mythology, the Titan called Asia lived and, earlier, where the great mother goddess Potnia ...
Aššuwa and the Achaeans: the ‘Mycenaean’ sword at Hattušas and …
Web19 Salvini and Vagnetti (n. 6), 219–25. On the other hand, Buchholz (n. 6), 22, has now identified the Hattušas sword as definitely Aegean in origin, but as a variant of Type E. Unfortunately, he presents no proof for this assertion, and a brief investigation by the present author revealed as many, if not more, problems with a Type E identification as with the previous Type B identification.
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