“Even the buckle, with the help of which the prehistoric Greek fastened his cloak, has been shown by a German scholar to imply an… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“There are no traces of the Hittites at Shechem or on the eastern side of the Jordan” — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“Bath-sheba was not only the mother of Solomon, but also the distant ancestress of Christ. For us, therefore, these Hittites of Judæa have a… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“Kadesh was a Hittite stronghold; nevertheless it is described as being 'in the land of the Amaur' or Amorites, and its king is depicted… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“The great Hittite stronghold on the Euphrates, which had been for so many centuries the visible sign of their power and southern conquests, became… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“Hettites appeal to us not alone because of the influence they once exercised on the fortunes of the Chosen People, not alone because a… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“As Membij took the place of Carchemish, so Emesa or Homs took the place of Kadesh.” — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“The Hittites were intruders in Syria as well as in Western Asia Minor.” — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“The Hittites and Amorites were therefore mingled together in the mountains of Palestine like the two races which ethnologists tell us go to form… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“The Hittites, in fact, must be regarded as the first teachers of the rude populations of the West. They brought to them a culture… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
“So, too, we may imagine that the sight of the hieroglyphs of Egypt, and the knowledge that thoughts could be conveyed by them, suggested… — A. H. SAYCE Copy Share Image
