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Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor, The

By: Thames & Hudson

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Thames & Hudson)

Last Stocked on 12/13/2022

Product Info

Title
Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor, The
Publisher
Category
Author
J.G. Macqueen
Publish Year
1996
Pages
176
Dimensions
6.25x9.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147933881
Type
Softcover

Description

The Hittites were an Indo-European-speaking people who established a kingdom in Anatolia (modern Turkey) almost 4,000 years ago. They rose to become one of the great powers of the ancient Middle Eastern world by conquering Babylon - and were destroyed in the wake of the movements of the enigmatic Sea Peoples around 1180 BC.

This study investigates such intriguing topics as the origins of the Hittites, the sources of the metals which were so vital to their success, and their relations with their contemporaries in the Aegean world, the Trojans and the Mycenaean Greeks. It also includes descriptions of recent excavations, particularly at the temples and great defensive ramparts of the Hittite capital at Hattusas, modern Bogazkoy.