Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
Description
Drawing on diplomatic letters, royal archives, and archaeological evidence, this engaging history explores the interconnected world of the ancient Near East during the Late Bronze Age. Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, Mitanni, and the Hittite Empire emerge not as isolated powers but as members of a complex international system shaped by treaties, marriage alliances, trade, rivalry, and war. The book reveals how kings communicated, negotiated, exchanged gifts, and managed shifting balances of power across centuries of political change. Accessible and richly detailed, it offers a compelling portrait of diplomacy and statecraft long before the modern nation-state.
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paperback
Oxford University Press
Published Jan 1, 2010
384 pages
ISBN: 9780195313987
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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