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Zusatztext Throughout the bookin its revised form the whole narrative of these tumultuous centuries...is very well and fluently laid out and carefully documented, with the pros and cons discussed on a range of disputed issues...[I] commend this handsome volume most emphatically. Informationen zum Autor Trevor Bryce is Honorary Research Consultant, University of Queensland, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Klappentext In the 14th 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! featuring numerous translations from the original texts! seeks to answer these questions. The revised edition contains a substantial amount of new material! taking account ofimportant recent advances in Hittite scholarship. Zusammenfassung In the 14th 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 history of the Hittite kingdom seeks to answer these questions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Origins of the Hittites 2: Anatolia in the Assyrian Colony Period 3: Territories and Early Rivals of Hatti 4: The Foundations of the Kingdom: The Reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I 5: The Struggles for the Royal Succession: From Mursili I to Muwattalli I 6: A New Era Begins: From Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III 7: The Supremacy of Hatti: The Reign of Suppiluliuma I 8: A Young King Proves his Worth: The Reign of Mursili II 9: The Showdown with Egypt: The Reign of Muwattalli II 10: The Ill-Fated Reign of the Second-Rank Son: The Reign of Urhi-Teshub 11: Hatti and the World of International Diplomacy: The Reign of Hattusili III 12: New Enterprises, New Threats: The Reign of Tudhaliya IV 13: The Fall of the Kingdom and its Aftermath 14: The Trojan War: Myth or Reality? A Final Comment ...
