The Kingdom of the Hittites

• The only comprehensive history of the Hittites
• Numerous translations from the original sources allow the Hittites to speak for themselves

New to this edition

• Up-to-date information on recent archaeological and text discoveries

Readership: Scholars and students of Near Eastern studies, classics, Egyptology.

Trevor Bryce, Honorary Research Consultant, University of Queensland, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

"...the standard treatment in English of the history of the Hittites...clear enough to be read with interest and profit by anyone interested in Ancient History but also written with the care and respect for varying opinions that any specialist might demand...I would urge all to read it...as a fine example of work from a specialist who can write in a clear and interesting way." - Noel Weeks Ancient History: Resources for Teachers

"substantial and compehensive ... This is a serious work of scholarship and fundamental to study of the Hittites; its updating can only be welcomed." - Christopher Burnand and Katherine Clarke, Greece and Rome

"Throughout the bookin its revised form the whole narrative of these tumultuous centuries...is very well and fluently laid out and carefully documented, with the pros and cons discussed on a range of disputed issues...[I] commend this handsome volume most emphatically." - K.A. Kitchen, Egyptian Archaeology

Introduction
1: The Origins of the Hittites
2: Anatolia in the Assyrian Colony Period
3: Territories and Early Rivals of Hatti
4: The Foundations of the Kingdom: The Reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I
5: The Struggles for the Royal Succession: From Mursili I to Muwattalli I
6: A New Era Begins: From Tudhaliya I/II to Tudhaliya III
7: The Supremacy of Hatti: The Reign of Suppiluliuma I
8: A Young King Proves his Worth: The Reign of Mursili II
9: The Showdown with Egypt: The Reign of Muwattalli II
10: The Ill-Fated Reign of the Second-Rank Son: The Reign of Urhi-Teshub
11: Hatti and the World of International Diplomacy: The Reign of Hattusili III
12: New Enterprises, New Threats: The Reign of Tudhaliya IV
13: The Fall of the Kingdom and its Aftermath
14: The Trojan War: Myth or Reality?
A Final Comment