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Lords of Hattusa
Retired [X] Elf

The Hittites were an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC. In the 14th century BC, the Hittite empire was at its height, encompassing central Anatolia, north-western Syria as far as Ugarit, and upper Mesopotamia. After 1180 BC, the empire disintegrated into several independent "Neo-Hittite" city-states, some of which survived until as late as the 8th century BC.

The term "Hittites" is taken from the KJV translation of the Hebrew bible, "Children of Heth". The archaeologists who discovered the Anatolian Hittites in the 19th century initially identified them with these Biblical Hittites. Today the identification of the Biblical peoples with either the Hattusa-based empire or the Neo-Hittite kingdoms is a matter of dispute.

The Hittite kingdom, or at least its core region, was apparently called Hatti by the Hittites themselves. However, the Hittites should be distinguished from the Hattians, an earlier people who inhabited the same region until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, and spoke a non-Indo-European language called Hattic. The Hittites referred to their language as "Nesili" (or in one case, "Kanesili"), an adverbial form meaning "in the manner of (Ka)nesa." This presumably reflects their origins in the ancient city of Kanesh (modern day Kultupe, Turkey). Many of the modern city names in Turkey are derived from their original Hittite names, such as Sinop and Adana, showing the impact of Hittite culture in Anatolia.

The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and using chariots. The Hittites were pioneers of the Iron Age, manufacturing iron artifacts from as early as the 14th century BC, making them possibly even the first to do so.
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Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Suppiluliuma I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   2 0 0 0 0 1 5/ 60k
(50)k
  
2
Tudhaliya I
Catcher
8 3 4 7
Catch, Nerves of Steel
   2 1 0 0 0 0 1/ 100k
(128)k
  
3
Hattusili I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   2 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 60k
(50)k
  
4
Alluwamna
Lineman
6 3 5 7
+AG
   3 1 0 0 0 1 6/ 100k
(110)k
  
5
Muwatalli I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   3 1 0 0 0 0 1/ 60k
(50)k
  
6
Labarna I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   3 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 60k
(50)k
  
7
Zidanta I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   2 1 0 0 0 0 1/ 60k
(50)k
  
8
Kurunta
Lineman
6 3 4 7   3 2 0 0 0 0 2/ 60k
(50)k
  
9
Anum-Herwa
Lineman
6 3 4 7   3 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 60k
(50)k
  
10
Telipinu
Catcher
8 3 4 7
Catch, Nerves of Steel
Block
   3 1 1 1 0 1 11/ 120k
(143)k
  
11
Harpatiwa
Lineman
6 3 4 7   3 1 0 0 0 0 1/ 60k
(50)k
  
12
Mursili I
Lineman
6 3 4 7   2 0 1 0 1 0 5/ 60k
(50)k
  
13
Urhi-Teshub
Blitzer
7 3 4 8
Block, Side Step
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 110k
(130)k
  
13 players  
Coach: coalheart Re-Rolls (100k): 3  
Race: Elf Fan Factor: 5  
Current Team Value: 0k Assistant Coaches: 0  
Treasury: 20k Cheerleaders: 0  
Team Value: 1220k Apothecary: Yes  

Games Played:3 (1/0/2) |TD Diff:-3 (2 - 5) |Cas Diff:-9 (1/0/0 - 6/4/0)
Last Opponent: Kazond Kar Wildcats