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Hittite Fortifications C. 1650-700 BC

Door Konstantin S. Nossov

Categorie
Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer
#327351-XD16
Titel
Hittite Fortifications C. 1650-700 BC
Auteur
Nossov, Konstantin S.
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Botley : Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
1846032075
ISBN13
9781846032073
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo. Fortress 73.
Samenvatting
In the second half of the third millennium BC the Indo-European tribe known as the Hittites migrated and settled in Central Anatolia, at that time a land of small city-states whose rulers lived in fortresses. These fortifications enabled the Hittites to transform themselves into a Bronze Age super-power defeating the Egyptians at Kadesh in c.1274 BC. Konstantin Nossov examines the fortifications constructed by the Hittites in their efforts to sustain and then halt the decline of their once flourishing empire. Providing an in-depth anatomy of the fortresses, focusing on the major sites of the principal city Hattusha as well as sites at Alacah_y_k and Karatepe, with full-color reconstructions, this is an intriguing glimpse into the history of an empire which at its height rivalled the Egypti... (Lees verder)ans and Assyrians. It concludes with an examination of these sites as they survive today, information that will appeal to both enthusiasts and tourists visiting the area.
Pagina's
64
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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