Hail Caesar: Early/Middle Bronze Age - Mitanni Army DealMitanni Army Deal The Hurrian state of Mitanni ruled over an empire that extended into Syria and northern Mesopotamia from its homeland in what is today south east Turkey. The Hurrians were famed for their horses and chariots. They may well have introduced both into the warfare of the Near East. Many ancient terms used by Hittites, Egyptians and Canaanites for chariot gear and their aristocratic warrior crews are claimed to be derived from the