Trevor R Bryce
Biographic Data
| ID | 3864128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trevor R Bryce |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trevor R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bryce |
| SIGNATURE | BRYCE T R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Ahhiyawa Texts
Arzawa
“Arzawa” was the term applied in Hittite texts to a number of lands in western and southwestern Anatolia during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. These lands were frequently at war with the Hittites, and although they were eventually reduced to Hittite vassal status, they remained volatile and unreliable subjects until the end of the Hittite empire (early twelfth century bce ). Their populations contained a substantial Indo‐European population, co…
Hittites and Anatolian Ethnic Diversity
Late Bronze Age Anatolia was dominated by the kingdom of the Hittites. Though its ruling class was an intrusive Indo-European group, the kingdom was made up of many ethnic elements, including a pre-Indo-European population called Hattians, another large Indo-European group known as Luwians, and a third Indo-European group called Palaians. Hurrians were also a component of the Hittite kingdom, as were Syrians. Following the empire's collapse, Luwi…
History
The Trojan War
Did the Trojan War really happen? This question has challenged Homer's readers and listeners for over 2,500 years. The author re-examines the development of the tale of Troy through half a millennium of oral transmission, emphasizing what we learn about the tale from independent sources of information. Of particular importance is the information provided by our Anatolian sources, both written and archaeological. These may take us a considerable w…
Lukka Revisited
The Death of Niphururiya and Its Aftermath
The Death of Niphururiya and its Aftermath
The identity of the pharaoh called Niphururiya (or Nibhururiya) in the Hittite document commonly known as the ‘Deeds’ of Suppiluliuma is re-examined. Opinion is still largely divided between two candidates—Akhenaten and Tutankhamun; Smenkhkare has recently been suggested as a third possibility. The paper concentrates on three main factors: (1) important revisions to the chronology of Suppiluliuma's reign; (2) a re-examination of the identity of t…
Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans – An Anatolian Viewpoint
Ever since the 1920's, when Emil Forrer claimed to have discovered Homeric Greeks in the Hittite texts, there has been much debate about the identity and location of the Land of Ahhiyawa, to which frequent reference is made in these texts. Although the matter is not yet settled to everyone's satisfaction, an increasing number of scholars have come round to the view that the term Ahhiyawa must have been used in reference to the Mycenaean world, or…
Some Observations on the Chronology of Šuppiluliuma's Reign
KUB XIX 9, a text dating to the reign of Hattušili III, has long been regarded as an important source of information on the chronology of the reign of Hattušili's grandfather Šuppiluliuma I. The text makes reference to the following events in Šuppiluliuma's career: (1) campaigns in Anatolia, allegedly covering a period of 20 years and devoted to the reconquest of territories lost to Hittite control prior to Šuppiluliuma's accession, (2) a First S…
The Boundaries of Hatti and Hittite Border Policy
The Boundaries of Hatti and Hittite Border Policy
During the Late Bronze Age, Anatolia was dominated by the kingdom of the Hittites, whose capital Hattusa was the focal point of the region encompassed by the Halys (modern KlZll Irmak) river the Marassantiya of Hittite times. This region is designated in maps as the Land of Hatti, and commonly referred to as the Hittite homeland, to distinguish it from other parts of Anatolia where Hittite influence was exercised more indirectly through a network…
Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans – An Anatolian Viewpoint
Ever since the 1920's, when Emil Forrer claimed to have discovered Homeric Greeks in the Hittite texts, there has been much debate about the identity and location of the Land of Ahhiyawa, to which frequent reference is made in these texts. Although the matter is not yet settled to everyone's satisfaction, an increasing number of scholars have come round to the view that the term Ahhiyawa must have been used in reference to the Mycenaean world, or…
The Boundaries of Hatti and Hittite Border Policy
The Boundaries of Hatti and Hittite Border Policy
The Boundaries of Hatti and Hittite Border Policy
During the Late Bronze Age, Anatolia was dominated by the kingdom of the Hittites, whose capital Hattusa was the focal point of the region encompassed by the Halys (modern KlZll Irmak) river the Marassantiya of Hittite times. This region is designated in maps as the Land of Hatti, and commonly referred to as the Hittite homeland, to distinguish it from other parts of Anatolia where Hittite influence was exercised more indirectly through a network…
Ahhiyawans and Mycenaeans – An Anatolian Viewpoint
Ever since the 1920's, when Emil Forrer claimed to have discovered Homeric Greeks in the Hittite texts, there has been much debate about the identity and location of the Land of Ahhiyawa, to which frequent reference is made in these texts. Although the matter is not yet settled to everyone's satisfaction, an increasing number of scholars have come round to the view that the term Ahhiyawa must have been used in reference to the Mycenaean world, or…
Some Observations on the Chronology of Šuppiluliuma's Reign
KUB XIX 9, a text dating to the reign of Hattušili III, has long been regarded as an important source of information on the chronology of the reign of Hattušili's grandfather Šuppiluliuma I. The text makes reference to the following events in Šuppiluliuma's career: (1) campaigns in Anatolia, allegedly covering a period of 20 years and devoted to the reconquest of territories lost to Hittite control prior to Šuppiluliuma's accession, (2) a First S…
The Death of Niphururiya and Its Aftermath
The Death of Niphururiya and its Aftermath
The identity of the pharaoh called Niphururiya (or Nibhururiya) in the Hittite document commonly known as the ‘Deeds’ of Suppiluliuma is re-examined. Opinion is still largely divided between two candidates—Akhenaten and Tutankhamun; Smenkhkare has recently been suggested as a third possibility. The paper concentrates on three main factors: (1) important revisions to the chronology of Suppiluliuma's reign; (2) a re-examination of the identity of t…
Lukka Revisited
The Trojan War
Did the Trojan War really happen? This question has challenged Homer's readers and listeners for over 2,500 years. The author re-examines the development of the tale of Troy through half a millennium of oral transmission, emphasizing what we learn about the tale from independent sources of information. Of particular importance is the information provided by our Anatolian sources, both written and archaeological. These may take us a considerable w…
History
Hittites and Anatolian Ethnic Diversity
Late Bronze Age Anatolia was dominated by the kingdom of the Hittites. Though its ruling class was an intrusive Indo-European group, the kingdom was made up of many ethnic elements, including a pre-Indo-European population called Hattians, another large Indo-European group known as Luwians, and a third Indo-European group called Palaians. Hurrians were also a component of the Hittite kingdom, as were Syrians. Following the empire's collapse, Luwi…
Arzawa
“Arzawa” was the term applied in Hittite texts to a number of lands in western and southwestern Anatolia during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. These lands were frequently at war with the Hittites, and although they were eventually reduced to Hittite vassal status, they remained volatile and unreliable subjects until the end of the Hittite empire (early twelfth century bce ). Their populations contained a substantial Indo‐European population, co…
The Ahhiyawa Texts
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