The eastern Mediterranean in the age of Ramesses II [[electronic resource] /] / Marc Van De Mieroop

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830960603321
• Autore: Van de Mieroop Marc
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-06955-8; 9786611069551; 0-470-69664-8; 0-470-76649-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Disciplina: 939.402; 939.404; 939/.404
• Soggetti: Middle East History To 622
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note to the Reader; 1 The World in 1279 BC; 2 The Primary Actors: States; 3 The Other Actors: On the Fringes of the States; 4 Political Organization and Social Structure; 5 Diplomacy and War; 6 Food and Drink; 7 Aspects of the Economy: Textiles, Metals, and Trade; 8 Cultures in Contact; 9 A Mediterranean System; 10 End of an Era; Appendix: King Lists; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II offers a transnational perspective on the age of King Ramesses II of Egypt during the centuries of 1500 to 1200 BC.Shows how powerful states - stretching from western Iran to Greece and from Turkey to Sudan - jointly shaped the history, society, and culture of this region through both peaceful and military meansOffers a straightforward narrative, current research, and rich illustrationsUtilizes historical data from ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Hittites, Mycenaeans, Canaanites, and othersConsiders all members of t