Staatsverträge der Bronzezeit: Lizenzen zur Bereicherung?
In the 14th and 13th centuries BC, the Hittite empire participates in a network of contracts between the Great Powers of that time. This paper puts these contractual relations into a bigger context that also accounts for the Hittites' relations to their Western neighbours on the Aegean coast as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2014
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-75 |
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| Summary: | In the 14th and 13th centuries BC, the Hittite empire participates in a network of contracts between the Great Powers of that time. This paper puts these contractual relations into a bigger context that also accounts for the Hittites' relations to their Western neighbours on the Aegean coast as well as to their Northern and Syrian neighbours. It shows that being a strong opponent of the other Great Powers like Assyria and Egypt secured an exclusive sphere of influence. Exploiting the less powerful neighbours, however, was a necessary condition for maintaining the political and economical power that ensured the position of the Hittite empire among the Great Powers. The Hittite strategy consisted of a number of elements: A superior military technology and strategy, a centralized administrative structure that allocated resources as well as revenues to balance internal political interests, and a – military-backed – deportation strategy that helped to fuel the labour intensive agricultural technology. We provide a model of strategic interaction between the Hittites and their neighbours that also explains the balance of interests which lent stability to the system. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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