Hattusili, the Hittite Prince Who Stole an Empire
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Hattusili, the Hittite Prince Who Stole an Empire

Partner and Rival of Ramesses the Great

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Hattusili, the Hittite Prince Who Stole an Empire

Partner and Rival of Ramesses the Great

About this book

This gripping biography documents the life and reign of Hattusili, one of the most famous and well-documented Hittite rulers. Hattusili ruled over the ancient kingdom of Anatolia (modern Turkey) during the 2nd millennium BC and was a political rival and, at the same time, treaty-partner of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great. Trevor Bryce offers a chronological account of Hattusili, charting the rise of the Bronze Age Hittite prince from a sickly childhood to become – by ruthless ambition, an illegal coup and a civil war – the most powerful ruler of the ancient Near East. Incorporating the most up-to-date archaeological material, including the archive of clay tablets and new information about the astonishingly small size of the Hittite capital Hattusa, Bryce provides the reader with a detailed examination of Hattusili's policies and military strategies. Alongside these historical accounts, Bryce weaves in imaginative reconstructions of pivotal moments in the ruler's life, giving you a complete picture of Hattusili's remarkable military skills and impressive political prowess.

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Information

Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781350341821
eBook ISBN
9781350341852
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 ‘He Will Not Live Long’
  11. 2 Our Sources
  12. 3 Benefactors of a Young Prince
  13. 4 The Prince Goes to Court
  14. 5 Unseating the Rightful King
  15. 6 ‘And She Gave Us the Love of Husband and Wife’
  16. 7 ‘Uneasy Lies the Head…’
  17. 8 The Eternal Treaty
  18. 9 The Royal Mail
  19. 10 Managing an Empire
  20. 11 ‘Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts’
  21. 12 ‘Bleating in Cuneiform Across the Wine-Dark Sea’
  22. 13 A Poisoned Chalice
  23. 14 Hattusili’s Reign in Review
  24. Appendix 1 Chronicle of Events
  25. Appendix 2 The Economy
  26. Notes
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index
  29. Copyright