The Great Temple of Hattusa

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Carole Raddato
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published on 25 March 2019
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The area of the Great Temple located in the Lower City of Hattusa (the capital of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age). The temple was built in the 14th century BCE and was dedicated to the supreme deities of the Hittites, Teshub, the god of sky and storm, and the Sun goddess of Arinna.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, March 25). The Great Temple of Hattusa. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/

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Raddato, Carole. "The Great Temple of Hattusa." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 25, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/.

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