10. The ancient Egyptians forged one of the earliest peace treaties on record.
有史以來第一部和平協定出自埃及人之手

For over two centuries the Egyptians fought against the Hittite Empire for control of lands in modern day Syria. The conflict gave rise to bloody engagements like 1274 B.C.’s Battle of Kadesh, but by time of the pharaoh Ramses II neither side had emerged as a clear victor.
古埃及與赫梯帝國（Hittie）進行了長達兩個世紀的土地爭奪戰爭，爭奪的焦點便是如今敘利亞所在的那片土地。國家沖突難免發生腥風血雨的戰役，例如公元前1274年的卡疊什戰役（Kadesh）。但直至法老拉美西斯二世（Ramses II）執政，兩國都還沒有分出一個勝負。

With both the Egyptians and Hittites facing threats from other peoples, in 1259 B.C. Ramses II and the Hittite King Hattusili III negotiated a famous peace treaty. This agreement ended the conflict and decreed that the two kingdoms would aid each other in the event of an invasion by a third party.
而且當時，兩國都同時腹背受敵。于是，公元前1259年，拉美西斯二世和赫梯國國王哈圖西里三世（Hattusili III）簽訂了著名的和平協定。協定結束了兩國長期以來的紛爭，并且頒布了法令，規定兩國兩國任何一方面臨外敵入侵，另一方都要予以援助。

The Egyptian-Hittite treaty is now recognized as one of the earliest surviving peace accords, and a copy can even be seen above the entrance to the United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York.
古埃及與赫梯國簽訂的這部和平協定是目前世界上現存最早的和平文獻之一，并且在紐約聯合國安理會會議大廳入口處還展示著這份協定的副本。

（來源：中國日報雙語新聞微信 編輯：齊磊 左卓 丹妮）