The Kingdom of the Hittites (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Kingdom of the Hittites 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.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 05 January 2006
- Format: Paperback 576 pages
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- Categories: Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780199281329 ISBN 10: 0199281327
- Sales rank: 333,789
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Full description for The Kingdom of the Hittites
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 seeks to answer these questions. It takes account of important recent advances in Hittite scholarship, including some major archaeological discoveries made in the last few years. It also features numerous translations from the original texts, so that on many issues the ancient Hittites are given the opportunity to speak to the modern reader for themselves. The revised edition contains a substantial amount of new material, as well as numerous other revisions to the first edition.
