Love, War, and Diplomacy
the discovery of the amarna letters and the bronze age world they revealed
$58.50
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2026
Summary
Unveiling Amarna: Love, War, and Diplomacy in the Ancient Near East
From the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East
In 1887, an Egyptian woman made an astonishing discovery among the ruins of the heretic king Akhenaten’s capital city, a site now known as Amarna. She found a cache of cuneiform tablets, nearly four hundred in all, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691274089 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691274088 |
| Author: | Eric H. Cline |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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“Lucid and authoritative… . Impressive scholarship illuminates the Bronze Age.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Illuminating… . Cline persuasively argues that the Late Bronze Age—with its precarious interdependence—closely resembled the modern ‘globalized’ world. The result is both a remarkable glimpse into deep history and a savvy examination of an academic discipline’s evolution.” * Publishers Weekly *
About The Author
Eric H. Cline
Eric H. Cline is professor of classics and anthropology at George Washington University. His many books include 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed; After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations; Digging Deeper: How Archaeology Works; and (with Glynnis Fawkes) 1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed (all Princeton).
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