The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor (Ancient Peoples and Places Series, Vol. 83) - Hardcover

J. G. Macqueen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891585206 ISBN 13: 9780891585206

Publisher: Westview Press, 1975

Synopsis

Appearing here in an updated paperback edition for the first time, J. G. Macqueen's study of the Hittites was hailed by reviewers in its original publication as "stimulating" and "outstanding."

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 greatest powers of the Ancient Middle Eastern world by conquering Babylon and challenging the power of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II at the battle of Quadesh. They themselves were destroyed in the wake of movements of the enigmatic Sea peoples around 1180 BC. This study investigates the origins of the Hittites, the sources of the metals that were so vital to their success and their relationship with contemporaries in the Aegean world, the Trojans and the Mycenaean Greeks. It includes descriptions of excavations, particularly at the temples and great defensive ramparts of the Hittite capital at Hattusas. 149 illustrations

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0891585206
• ISBN 13: 9780891585206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Glen Daniel