Hattusili, the Hittite Prince Who Stole an Empire
Subtitle: Partner and Rival of Ramesses the Great
By: Trevor Bryce
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2024
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781350341869
Subjects: Hittites; History; Middle East; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Biography: historical, political & military; Middle Eastern history
Description: <b>This gripping biography documents the life and reign of Hattusili, one of the most famous and well-documented Hittite rulers.</b> Hattusili ruled over the ancient kingdom of Anatolia (modern Turkey) during the 2nd millennium BC and was a political rival and, at the same time, treaty-partner of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great. Trevor Bryce offers a chronological account of Hattusili, charting the rise of the Bronze Age Hittite prince from a sickly childhood to become - by ruthless ambition, an illegal coup and a civil war - the most powerful ruler of the ancient Near East.  Incorporating the most up-to-date archaeological material, including the archive of clay tablets and new information about the astonishingly small size of the Hittite capital Hattusa, Bryce provides the reader with a detailed examination of Hattusili's policies and military strategies. Alongside these historical accounts, Bryce weaves in imaginative reconstructions of pivotal moments in the ruler's life, giving you a complete picture of Hattusili's remarkable military skills and impressive political prowess.
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Table of contents: title: List of Maps and Figures List of Abbreviations  Introduction  Chapter 1: <i>'</i>He Will Not Live Long'<i></i>   Chapter 2: Our Sources   Chapter 3: Benefactors of a Young Prince<i></i>   Chapter 4: The Prince Goes to Court   Chapter 5: Unseating the Rightful King    Chapter 6: 'And She Gave Us the Love of Husband and Wife'   Chapter 7: 'Uneasy Lies the Head....'    Chapter 8: The Eternal Treaty   Chapter 9: The Royal Mail    Chapter 10: Managing an Empire   Chapter 11: 'Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts'   Chapter 12: 'Bleating in Cuneiform Across the Wine-Dark Sea'   Chapter 13: A Poisoned Chalice   Chapter 14: Hattusili's Reign in Review    Appendix 1: Chronicle of Events   Appendix 2: The Economy  Notes Bibliography Index