Trevor Bryce

Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East

The Royal Correspondence of the Late Bronze Age

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Produktbeschreibung

Offering fascinating insights into the people and politics of the ancient near Eastern kingdoms, Trevor Bryce uses the letters of the five Great Kings of Egypt, Babylon, Hatti, Mitanni and Assyria as the focus of a fresh look at this turbulent and volatile region in the late Bronze Age. Numerous extracts from the letters are constantly interwoven into the fabric of narrative and discussion, and this lively approach allows us to witness history through the eyes of the people who lived it, revealing the personalities and reactions of kings, queens, princes, princesses and royal officials more than 3500 years ago to the current events of the day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780415258579
• ISBN-10: 041525857X
• Artikelnr.: 27870000

Autorenporträt

Trevor Bryce

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1 Setting the Scene
Chapter 1 The Main Players
Chapter 2 The Interaction of the Players
Part 2 The Letters and Their Themes
Chapter 3 Letters and Messengers
Chapter 4 The Club of Royal Brothers
Chapter 5 Gift-Exchanges
Chapter 6 The Marriage Market
Chapter 7 Sending for the Doctor
Part 3 Historical Episodes
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 Hittite Frontier Correspondence
Chapter 11 An Extraordinary Request
Chapter 12 Letter to a Mycenaean King
Chapter 13 The Elusive Urhi-Teshub
Chapter 14 Last Days