J. G. MacQueen

Macqueen was born in Glasgow, and is an Oxford graduate, with time in the British institute of Archaeology at Ankara doing excavation. Previous book on Babylon. Expert on Anatolian languages, religion and geography.

At times the Hittites had the largest army in the known world -- could place 30,000 strong into the field. The force was often supplemented by mercenaries. To put this into context, although demographic estimates are notoriously inaccurate [77], that may be almost the entire population of the capital city of Hattusas in 2d millenium Anatolia. The principal weapon was the dual-horse-drawn chariot [96], and soldiers were equipped with spears, iron axes and swords, as well as with bows and slings.… (meer)