Suppiluliuma I: The Rise of Hittite Power

Suppiluliuma I was one of the most powerful and influential rulers in Hittite history. During the fourteenth century BCE, he restored Hittite authority across Anatolia and launched a series of campaigns that dramatically altered the political landscape of the ancient Near East. His victories against Mitanni and his expansion into northern Syria brought important kingdoms and cities under Hittite control, transforming Hatti into one of the dominant great powers of the Late Bronze Age.