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Late Bronze Age

The Late Bronze Age is the period of roughly the sixteenth to the twelfth centuries BCE in the Near East and eastern Mediterranean. It was an era of great territorial powers, including the Egyptian New Kingdom, the Hittite Empire, Mitanni, Babylon and Assyria, linked by diplomacy, trade and chariot warfare. The period ended with the widespread upheavals known as the Late Bronze Age collapse.

Late Bronze Age
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EmarKingdom of MukishGezerLachishPellaArwadKadeshWilusaGazaKingdom of PaphosKingdom of KourionShubriaand 4 more

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Late Bronze Age. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/late-bronze-age
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“Late Bronze Age.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/late-bronze-age. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Late Bronze Age.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/late-bronze-age.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Late Bronze Age’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/late-bronze-age (Accessed: ).

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