Hattusili, the Hittite Prince Who Stole an Empire

"This accessible and gripping biography documents the life and reign of one of the most famous and well-documented Hittite rulers. 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"--

Trevor Bryce

List of Maps and Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: 'He Will Not Live Long' Chapter 2: Our Sources Chapter 3: Benefactors of a Young Prince 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