Hittite Warrior by Bryce, Trevor

Hittite Warrior (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846030819)

Vendor: Trevor Bryce
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Format: Paperback
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Hittite Warrior by Bryce, Trevor

Hittite Warrior

$21.00
Hittite Warrior by Bryce, Trevor

Hittite Warrior

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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Written by Trevor Bryce, one of the world's leading experts on the Hittites, this book charts the rise and fall of a warrior people famed for their ferocity, who built an empire which stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. Regarded as barbarians by the Egyptians, for a hundred years the Hittites fought a draining war against the Egyptians - the climax of which saw the Hittites defeated and their 400-year-old empire destroyed at the Battle of Qadesh (1274 BC).

Thought to have invented iron, used to forge their weapons, and known for pioneering a revolutionary three-man chariot system, Bryce details the day-to-day lives of Hittite warriors. He examines their training, equipment, tactics, and motivations, as well as their unique attitude to religion which saw them adopt the gods of the people they conquered. The inclusion of a Hittite manual which describes, in detail, the training of horses and the warriors that rode them in battle, as well as original full color illustrations make this book a fascinating and enlightening addition to an often ignored subject.

Author: Trevor Bryce
ISBN-10: 1846030811
ISBN-13: 9781846030819
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2007
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.80w x 0.21d
By Trevor Bryce
By Trevor Bryce
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Trevor Bryce is a Classicist and ancient Near Eastern historian who has published extensively on the Classical and Near Eastern worlds. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of New England Australia and has been awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society and the Humanities in the Study of History. He has held teaching fellowships at numerous universities, including: the University of Oxford and Princeton. He has also lectured all over the world, including the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC. In 2004 he was historical consultant for a BBC documentary on the 'Truth of Troy.' He leads a number of historical tours in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Jordan. The author lives in Australia.

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