num_pages: 240
description: The rediscovery of the ancient empire of the Hittites has been a major achievement of the last hundred years. Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittites were in reality a powerful neighboring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art, to be seen on stone monuments and on scattered rock faces in isolated areas. Newly revised and updated, this classic account reconstructs, in fascinating detail, a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.
language: English
title: The Hittites
titlecomplete: The Hittites
genres: History, Ancient, Archaeology, Ancient History, College, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 184
places: Kingdom of the Hittites
publisher: Penguin Books