The Kingdom of the Hittites

by Bryce, Trevor

• ISBN13: 9780198140955
• ISBN10: 0198140959
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	ix	(4)
List of Hittite Kings	xiii	(2)
Maps	xv
Introduction	1	(6)
1. The Origins of the Hittites	7	(14)
2. Anatolia in the Assyrian Colony Period	21	(23)
3. Territories and Early Rivals of Hatti	44	(20)
4. The Foundations of the Kingdom: The Reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I	64	(37)
5. The Struggles for the Royal Succession: From Mursili I to Muwatalli I	101	(30)
6. A New Era Begins: From Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III	131	(37)
7. The Supremacy of Hatti: The Reign of Suppiluliuma I	168	(38)
8. A Young King Proves His Worth: The Reign of Mursili II	206	(35)
9. The Showdown with Egypt: The Reign of Muwatalli II	241	(27)
10. The Ill-Fated Reign of the Second-Rank Son: The Reign of Urhi-Tesub	268	(24)
11. Hatti and the World of International Diplomacy: The Reign of Hattusili III	292	(34)
12. New Enterprises, New Threats: The Reign of Tudhaliya IV	326	(35)
13. The Fall of the Kingdom and its Aftermath	361	(31)
14. The Trojan War: Myth or Reality?	392	(13)
A Final Comment	405	(3)
Appendix 1: Chronology	408	(8)
Appendix 2: Sources for Hittite History: An Overview	416	(12)
Bibliography	428	(27)
Index	455