The Kingdom of the Hittites

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In the fourteenth century BC the Hittites became the supreme political and military power in the Near East. How did they achieve their supremacy? How successful were they in maintaining it? What brought about their collapse and disappearance? This comprehensive history of the Hittite kingdom examines recent archaeological discoveries and original texts, giving the ancient Hittites the opportunity to speak to the modern reader for themselves.

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Overview

In the fourteenth century BC the Hittites became the supreme political and military power in the Near East. How did they achieve their supremacy? How successful were they in maintaining it? What brought about their collapse and disappearance? This comprehensive history of the Hittite kingdom examines recent archaeological discoveries and original texts, giving the ancient Hittites the opportunity to speak to the modern reader for themselves.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780199240104
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date: 6/1/1999
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Pages: 488
  • Product dimensions: 8.40 (w) x 5.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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Trevor Bryce is Honorary Research Consultant, University of Queensland, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

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Table of Contents

1 The origins of the Hittites 8
2 Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period 21
3 Territories and early rivals of Hatti 41
4 The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (-c.1620) 61
5 The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400) 96
6 A new era begins : from Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350) 121
7 The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I (c.1350-1322) 154
8 A young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II (c.1321-1295) 190
9 The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II (c.1295-1272) 221
10 The ill-fated reign of the second-rank son : the reign of Urhi-Teshub (c.1272-1267) 246
11 Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III (c.1267-1237) 266
12 New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV (c.1237-1209) 295
13 The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath 327
14 The Trojan War : myth or reality? 357
App Sources for Hittite history : an overview
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