Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East

by Amanda H. Podany

Book Overview

Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day.

Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and trade. What the kings forged, as they saw it, was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199858683
• ISBN13: 9780199858682
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"