ā | Pouring out of the rocky hills of Anatolia, the Hittites were the terror of the Near East. Lay waste to enemy cities with armies of skilled bowmen and durable siege engines. | ā |
—Description[1] |
The Hittites are a playable civilization in Age of Empires, based on the Indo-European people who established powerful militaristic states in ancient Anatolia and were a dominant power between the 15th to 13th centuries BC.
Characteristics[]
Civilization bonuses[]
- All archers have +1 attack.
- Stone Thrower, Catapult, and Heavy Catapult have +50% hit points.
- War ships (except Fire Galley) have +1/+2/+3 range in the Tool/Bronze/Iron Age.
- Wheel -50% cost and research time.*
Team bonus[]
- Towers provide +4 population room.
Missing technologies[]
- Irrigation, Architecture, Urbanization, Mysticism, Polytheism, Afterlife, Monotheism, Fanaticism, Zealotry, Medicine
Missing units[]
- Slinger, Long Swordsman, Improved Bowman, Heavy Cavalry, Ballista, Centurion, Fishing Ship, Trireme, Catapult Trireme
Overview[]
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They are an excellent aggressive civilization on both land and water maps on all sizes. Their variety of bonuses in military combat makes them one of the best civilizations for beginners since they have almost all the technologies available for combat. Their only major deficiencies are at the Temple and Dock.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires[]
- Architecture set is Mesopotamian.
- Catapults have +100% hit points.
- Scout Ships and War Galleys have +4 range.
- Centurion, Architecture, and Irrigation is available.
- Heavy Transport is not available.
Definitive Edition[]
- Catapults have +50% hit points.
- Scout Ships and War Galleys have +3 range. With update 38862, they have +2 range in the Tool Age and +3 range in the Bronze and Iron Age instead.
- Centurion, Architecture, and Irrigation is not available.
- Heavy Transport is available.
Return of Rome[]
- Architecture set is Egyptian.
- Team bonus added.
- Wheel -50% cost and research time added.
- With update 93001, warships have +1/+2/+3 range in the Tool/Bronze/Iron Age, respectively.
Campaign appearances[]
The Hittites have a dedicated campaign, Reign of the Hittites, which was first introduced in a limited manner in a demo of Age of Empires and then as a complete campaign in the Definitive Edition.
Other than as the player, their appearances are:
Ascent of Egypt[]
- 7. Trade
- Libyans - Enemy (only in the Definitive Edition, Egyptians earlier and since Return of Rome)
- 11. A Wonder of the World (only in the original)
- Canaanites - Enemy
Glory of Greece[]
- 4. The Trojan War
- Trojan Defenders - Enemy (since the Definitive Edition)
- Troy - Enemy (since the Definitive Edition)
- 5. Colonization of Ionia (since the Definitive Edition)
- Luwians - Enemy
- 8. Alexander the Great (since Return of Rome)
- Satrapy of Cappadocia - Enemy
Voices of Babylon[]
- 3. Lost (original and Return of Rome version)
- Hittite Scouts - Enemy (since Return of Rome)
- Hittite Engineer - Enemy (since Return of Rome)
- Hittites - Enemy (since Return of Rome)
- 3. Vengeance (Definitive Edition version)
- Hittite Looters - Enemy
- Hittite Army - Enemy
- 5. The Great Hunt (original and Return of Rome)
- Elamites - Enemy
- 8. Nineveh (only in the original)
- Enemy - Enemy
Reign of the Hittites[]
This campaign is played as the Hittites.
- 2. Growing Pains (beta version only)
- Hatti Rebellion - Enemy
Imperium Romanum[]
- 5. The Coming of the Huns (Definitive Edition)
- Alans - Ally
- 5. Coming of the Huns (Original)
- Huns - Enemy
- Hunnish Allies - Enemy
Sargon of Akkad[]
- 4. The Land of Kings
- Hurrians - Ally
- 5. Subartu
- Hurrians - Ally ā Enemy
- Suteans - Ally
AI player names[]
Names shown in italics are only used in the original game, names shown in bold are used in both the original game and its expansions; names without either are expansion-only.
- Mursuli - Mursili. Name of 3 kings of the Hittite Empire; Mursili I: King of the Hittites 1556-1526 BC
- Suppiluliuma- King of the Hittites c. 1344-1322 BC (Suppiluliama I); 1207-1178 BC (II)
- Mursuli II - Mursili II, king of the Hittites 1321-1295 BC
- Suppiluliuma III - Did not exist in the Hittite Empire
- Mursuli III - Mursili III, king of the Hittites 1272-1265 BC
- Suppiluliuma V - Did not exist in the Hittite Empire
- Mursuli IV - Did not exist in the Hittite Empire
- Ullukummis - Ullikummi(s); Stone monster in Hurrian mythology, son of Kumarbi
- Hattushilish - King of the Hittites 1586-1556 BC (įøŖattuÅ”ili I); early 14th century BC (II); 1267-1237 BC (III)
- Tudhalyas - King of the Hittites c. 1430-1400 BC (Tudhaliya I); 1380s BC (II); c. 1358 BC (III); c. 1237 BC (IV)
- Labarnas - First king of the Hittites c. 1600-1586 BC
- Annitas - Hattian King of Kussara, 17th century BC, son of Pithana
- Pitkhanas - Pithana(s). Hattian King of Kussara, 17th century BC
- Kumarbis - Chief God of the Hurrians
History[]
- Main article: /History
ā | 2000 to 1200 BC The extent of the Hittite civilization and empire was rediscovered only within the last hundred years. The Hittites had been mentioned several times in the Old Testament, but were considered only bit players. Excavations of sites in Turkey and Syria, plus the decipherment of inscriptions and recovered clay tablets, revealed that the Hittites were a world power at one time, rivals of the Egyptians and conquerors of Babylon. | ā |
—Excerpt from the Age of Empires manual |
The Hittites are based on a powerful Iron Age civilization once located in Anatolia with their capital situated at Hattusa in the 18th century B.C. They spoke a language from a now extinct branch of the Indo-European language family. They were rivals of the nearby Egyptians, a conflict which culminated in the battle of Kadesh, one of the earliest well recorded battles in world history. Both sides made heavy use of chariots and advanced infantry tactics.
The Hittites were conquered by the Assyrian army led by King Shalmanesar some 700 years later.
Trivia[]
- The civilization crest (icon) introduced in Return of Rome portrays a pictogram of the Thunder Sword of the Hurrian god Teshub (who was assimilated into the Hittite counterpart Tarhunna) overlaid on a common Hittite shield, typically wielded by shield-bearers on their war chariots.
- The UI emblem artwork depicts a heavy three-manned Hittite War Chariot charging an Egyptian infantryman, such as during the Battle of Kadesh.
Gallery[]
References[]
Civilizations in Age of Empires categorised by architecture set | |
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East Asian architecture | Choson Ā· Lac Viet Ā· Shang Ā· Yamato |
Egyptian architecture | Assyrians Ā· Egyptians Ā· Hittites |
Greek architecture | Greeks Ā· Minoans Ā· Phoenicians |
Mesopotamian architecture | Babylonians Ā· Persians Ā· Sumerians |
Roman architecture | Carthaginians Ā· Macedonians Ā· Palmyrans Ā· Romans |