The History of the City of Ugarit

Ugarit was a city on the banks of the mediterranean sea in the levent and situated in the modern day country of syria. It would be fair to say that ugarit was part of the hittite empire, even though there is clear evidence of other international diplomatic ties. King amurape of ugarit wrote a letter to the kingdom of alashe clearly concerned for the future of the city. The troops and chariots of ugerit had been sent to the north to join up with other hittite armies, leaving the city of susceptible to attack.