The Battle of Kadesh - circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer (AP) PER32 just 9 men escaped from

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The Battle of Kadesh - circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer (AP) PER32 just 9 men escaped fromDHM1369AP. The Battle of Kadesh circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer. In 1275 BC there were two superpowers in the ancient near east, in the south the Egyptians and in the north the Hittites from Anatolia in modern day central Turkey. A clash between these two powers was inevitable. The Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II marched an army north into Syria to confront the Hittites and their allies under King Muwatallis. Reaching Kadesh Rameses camped under the walls of