The Lost Empire of Hittites Around 5000 BC, the region centered in Hattusa, become the core of the Hittite kingdom. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people, who established an empire at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around the 18th century BC. This empire reached its height during the mid-14th century BC under Suppiluliuma I, when it encompassed an area that included … [Read more...]