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134 prowess of the Hittites were confirmed by archaeological discoveries both at Hittite sites and in the records of other nations. Significantly, the Hittite southward reach embraced the two space-related sites of the Landing Place (today’s Baalbek) and the post-Diluvial Mission Control Center (Je- rusalem); it also brought the Enlilite Hittites to within strik- ing distance of Egypt, the land of Ra/Marduk. The two sides thus had all it took to engage in armed conflict. In fact, the wars between the two included some of the ancient world’s most famous battles fought “in the name of god.” But rather than attack Egypt, the Hittites sprung a sur- prise. The first, perhaps, to introduce horse-driven chariots in military campaigns, the Hittite army, totally unexpect- edly, in 1595 B.c.£., swept down the Euphrates River, cap- tured Babylon, and took Marduk into captivity. THE END OF DAYS FIGURE 61