Battles of Alashiya

Battles of Alashiya
	Part of theHittite Wars
Date	1275 BC – 1205 BC
Location	Off the coast ofAlashiya(Cyprus)
Result	Decisive Hittite victory
Belligerents
Hittite Empire	Kingdom of Alashiya
Commanders and leaders
Hittite Kings	Unknown

TheBattles of Alashiyawere a series of two naval engagements and one joint land and naval operation fought between theHittite Navyand theHittite Armyof theHittite Empireand the Alashiyan Navy and Alashiyan Army of theKingdom of Alashiya^[1](Cyprus); they took place between 1275 BC and 1205 BC.^[2]

History[edit]

TheHittite Empirehad laid claim to theKingdom of Alashiya,located in modern-dayCyprus,since the late 14th century BC.^[3]In 1370 BC, the Hittites were attacked by the forces ofLukkaandKizzuwatna,later known in ancient history as the regions ofLyciaandCilicia.This attack provoked the Hittites into sending an invasion force againstAlashiyaon three occasions between 1275 BC and 1205 BC.^[4]The Hittite Navy engaged the Alashiyan fleet off the coast of Cyprus whilst the Hittite Army engaged Alashiyan land forces on the beach under the command of Great KingSuppiluliuma II.^[5]The Battles of Alashiya were one of the earliest series of sea battles in recorded history; they resulted in a Hittite victory.^[6]

Footnotes[edit]

^Knapp, A. Bernard. (1985). "J Article Alashiya, Caphtor/Keftiu, and Eastern Mediterranean Trade: Recent Studies in Cypriote Archaeology and History".Journal of Field Archaeology.12(2): 231–250.doi:10.2307/530294.JSTOR 530294.
^Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016).The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 9.ISBN 9781135936747.
^Hill, George (2010).A History of Cyprus.Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–46.ISBN 9781108020626.
^Middleton, Guy D. (2017). "7:The Hittites and the Eastern Mediterranean".Understanding Collapse Ancient History and Modern Myths.Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 155–181.ISBN 9781316584941.
^Middleton. pp.155–181.
^Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016).The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 9.ISBN 9781135936747.

Bibliography[edit]

Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016). The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare. Cambridge, England: Routledge.ISBN 9781135936747.
Hill, George (2010). A History of Cyprus. Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 9781108020626.
Middleton, Guy D. (2017). "7:The Hittites and the Eastern Mediterranean". Understanding Collapse Ancient History and Modern Myths. Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 9781316584941.
Knapp, A. Bernard. (1985). "J Article Alashiya, Caphtor/Keftiu, and Eastern Mediterranean Trade: Recent Studies in Cypriote Archaeology and History". Journal of Field Archaeology. 12 (2).

[1] Knapp, A. Bernard. (1985). "J Article Alashiya, Caphtor/Keftiu, and Eastern Mediterranean Trade: Recent Studies in Cypriote Archaeology and History".Journal of Field Archaeology.12(2): 231–250.doi:10.2307/530294.JSTOR 530294.

[2] Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016).The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 9.ISBN 9781135936747.

[3] Hill, George (2010).A History of Cyprus.Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–46.ISBN 9781108020626.

[4] Middleton, Guy D. (2017). "7:The Hittites and the Eastern Mediterranean".Understanding Collapse Ancient History and Modern Myths.Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 155–181.ISBN 9781316584941.

[5] Middleton. pp.155–181.

[6] Connolly, Peter; Gillingham, John; Lazenby, John (2016).The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 9.ISBN 9781135936747.

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