The kingdom of the Hittites /

This book presents a comprehensive history of the Late Bronze Age kingdom of the Hittites and the role it played within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world in general. From their capital Hattusa in central Anatolia, the Hittite kings ruled a vast network of subject territories and vassal s...

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Main Author: Bryce, Trevor, 1940-
Corporate Author: Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
Oxford ; New York : 2005
Edition:New ed
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Table of Contents:
  • The origins of the Hittites
  • Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period
  • Territories and early rivals of Hatti
  • The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (-c.1620)
  • The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400)
  • A new era begins : from Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350)
  • The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I (c.1350-1322)
  • A young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II ((c.1321-1295)
  • The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II (c. 1295-1272)
  • The ill-fated reign of the second-rank son : the reign of Urhi-Teshub (c.1272-1267)
  • Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III (c. 1267-1237)
  • New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV (c.1237-1209)
  • The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath
  • The Trojan war : myth or reality?
  • The origins of the Hittites
  • Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period
  • Territories and early rivals of Hatti
  • The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (-c.1620)
  • The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400)
  • A new era begins : from Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350)
  • The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I (c.1350-1322)
  • A young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II (c.1321-1295)
  • The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II (c. 1295-1272)
  • The ill-fated reign of the second-rank son : the reign of Urhi-Teshub (c.1272-1267)
  • Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III (c. 1267-1237)
  • New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV (c.1237-1209)
  • The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath
  • The Trojan war : myth or reality?
  • The origins of the Hittites
  • Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period
  • Territories and early rivals of Hatti
  • The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (c.1620)
  • The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400)
  • A new era begins : from Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350)
  • The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I (c. 1350-1322)
  • Young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II (c. 1321-1295)
  • The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II (c. 1295-1272)
  • The illfated reign of the second-rank son : the reign of Urhi-teshub (c. 1272-1267)
  • Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III (c. 1267-1237)
  • New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV (c. 1237-1209)
  • The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath
  • The Trojan war : myth or reality?
  • The origins of the Hittites
  • Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period
  • Territories and early rivals of Hatti
  • The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (c.1620)
  • The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400)
  • A new era begins : from Tudhaliya III to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350)
  • The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I
  • Young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II
  • The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II
  • The illfated reign of the secondrank son : the reign of Urhiteshub
  • Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III
  • New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV
  • The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath
  • The Trojan war : myth or reality?
  • 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 (-c.1620)
  • 5. The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400)
  • 6. A new era begins : from Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350)
  • 7. The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I (c.1350-1322)
  • 8. A young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II (c.1321-1295)
  • 9. The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II (c.1295-1272)
  • 10. The ill-fated reign of the second-rank son : the reign of Urhi-Teshub (c.1272-1267)
  • 11. Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III (c.1267-1237)
  • 12. New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV (c.1237-1209)
  • 13. The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath
  • 14. The Trojan War : myth or reality?
  • App. Sources for Hittite history : an overview.