Trevor Robert Bryce (; born 1940) is an Australian
Hittitologist
Hittitology is the study of the Hittites, an ancient Anatolian people that established an empire around Hattusa in the 2nd millennium BCE. It combines aspects of the archaeology, history, philology, and art history of the Hittite civilisation.
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specializing in ancient and classical Near-eastern
history
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. He is semi-retired and lives in
Brisbane
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His book, ''The Kingdom of the Hittites'', is popular among
English
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-speaking readers since the study of the
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
has been dominated by German-language scholarship. A new improved and updated edition of this popular book, featuring 90 additional pages, was published in 2005.
Book review by Stefanie A. H. Kennell
/ref> Bryce is a professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion
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, and Classics at The University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
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, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
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Family
He has two children and five grandchildren.
Awards and professional elections
* 1989 Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities
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* 2001 Centenary Medal
* 2010 Doctor of Letters
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, University of Queensland
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See also
*'' Horizon'' - Bryce's work was also highlighted in the March 2004 episode "The Truth of Troy".
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1940 births
Living people
Historians of antiquity
Hittitologists
Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Recipients of the Centenary Medal
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Australian historians