02645nam 2200553 a 450 99621829600331620170816114847.01-281-06955-897866110695510-470-69664-80-470-76649-2(CKB)1000000000402749(EBL)320071(SSID)ssj0000142624(PQKBManifestationID)11159246(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142624(PQKBWorkID)10096874(PQKB)10017967(MiAaPQ)EBC320071(PPN)189560452(OCoLC)232612103(EXLCZ)99100000000040274920070503d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe eastern Mediterranean in the age of Ramesses II[electronic resource] /Marc Van De MieroopMalden, Mass. Blackwell Pub.20071 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4443-3220-1 1-4051-6069-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 tMiddle EastHistoryTo 622939.402939.404939/.404Van de Mieroop Marc604556MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996218296003316The eastern Mediterranean in the age of Ramesses II2245931UNISA