Description
The Hittites, one of the most powerful peoples of the ancient Near East, successfully challenged all other nations, including almighty Egypt, from their Anatolian stronghold. Then, their empire collapsed, was consigned to oblivion, and lay forgotten. Three thousand years later, a motley group of scholars, archaeologists, and adventurers rediscovered the Hittites in an enterprise spanning a century and weaving through the worlds of German kaisers, Turkish sultans, and even the Nazis.
This is the history of the rediscovery of the Hittites, a story packed with intrigue and played out against a compelling historical backdrop. It involves colorful characters like an explorer fluent in 29 languages and an archaeologist who slept in royal tombs, along with Victorian historians, cuneiform experts, code-crackers, and grave robbers. These unlikely sleuths uncovered the very roots of the Hittite Empire.
Author: Fausto Labruto
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 09/01/2023
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476692395
ISBN10: 1476692394
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | General
- Social Science | Archaeology