Trevor R. Bryce Explained

Trevor R. Bryce
Birth Name:	Trevor Robert Bryce
Birth Date:	1940
Nationality:	Australian
Known For:	Hittitology and Near Eastern history
Education:	Bachelor of Arts in Latin Language and Literature (1962) Master of Arts in Latin Language and Literature (1969) Doctor of Philosophy (1976)
Alma Mater:	University of Queensland (UQ)
Occupation:	Historian, author, lecturer, and professor
Awards:	Centenary Medal, 2001 Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.), UQ, 2010

Trevor Robert Bryce (; born 1940) is an Australian Hittitologist specializing in ancient and classical Near-eastern history. He is semi-retired and lives in Brisbane.

His book, The Kingdom of the Hittites, is popular among English-speaking readers since the study of the Hittites has been dominated by German-language scholarship.^[1] A new improved and updated edition of this popular book, featuring 90 additional pages, was published in 2005.^[2] Bryce is a professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics at The University of Queensland.

Family

He has two children and five grandchildren.

Awards and professional elections

• 1989 Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities
• 2001 Centenary Medal
• 2010 Doctor of Letters, University of Queensland

Selected publications

• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Major Historical Texts of Early Hittite History . 1983 . . . 9780867761221 . 27112912 . 178.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Parting Mists of Ancient Anatolia . 1986 . . . 9780858346093 . 29017190 . 28.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Jan Zahle . The Lycians: A Study of Lycian History and Civilisation to the Conquest of Alexander the Great . 1986 . . Copenhagen . 9788772890234 . 15541012 . — Planned as a two-volume project, only Volume 1 has been published: Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Lycians in Literary and Epigraphic Sources . 1986 . 1 . . Copenhagen . 9788772890234 . 19846329 . 273.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Kingdom of the Hittites . 1999 . . Oxford . 9780199240104 . 264593433 . 464.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Life and Society in the Hittite World . 2002 . . Oxford . 9780199241705 . 49518946. 312.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East: The Royal Correspondence of the late Bronze Age . 2003 . . London . 9780415258579 . 52159937 . 253.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Trojans and their Neighbours . registration . Trevor Bryce. . 15 January 2013 . 2006 . . London . 9780203695340 . 68709825 . 225.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Adam Hook . Hittite Warrior . 15 January 2013 . 2007 . . Oxford . 9781846030819 . 137222181 . 64.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: From the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire . 2009 . . London . 9780415394857 . 289096010 . 887. etal.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . 2012 . . Oxford . 9780199218721 . 757930804 . 356.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Jessie Birkett-Rees . Atlas of the Ancient Near East: From Prehistoric Times to the Roman Imperial Period . 2016 . . London . 9780415508018 . 336.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction . 2016 . . Oxford . 9780198726470 . 757930804 . 143.
• Book: Bryce, Trevor . Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites . 2019 . . London . 9781350140783 . 49518946. 300.

See also

• Horizon - Bryce's work was also highlighted in the March 2004 episode "The Truth of Troy".

References

• Web site: . 2012 . Academy Fellows: Bryce, Trevor, FAHA . Australian Academy of the Humanities . 7 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130428001649/http://humanities.org.au/Fellowship/FindFellows/tabid/123/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1076/Bryce-Trevor.aspx . 28 April 2013 . dmy-all.
• Beckman . Gary . Gary Beckman . 18 April 1999 . Trevor Bryce, The Kingdom of the Hittites . . Book review . 6 January 2013 .
• Web site: . 2012 . It's an Honour: Australia Celebrating Australians . Commonwealth of Australia . . 7 January 2013.
• Web site: Internet Movie Database (IMDb) . 1990–2013 . Trevor Bryce . . 6 January 2013.
• Kennell . Stefanie A. H. . November 2006 . Trevor Bryce, The Kingdom of the Hittites. New Edition. . . Book review . 6 January 2013 .
• Web site: University of Queensland (UQ) . 2012 . School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics: Professor Trevor Bryce . https://archive.today/20130219172112/http://www.uq.edu.au/hprc/professor-trevor-bryce . dead . 19 February 2013 . University of Queensland . 6 January 2013.

External links

• Web site: . Bryce, T. R. (Trevor Robert) (1940-) . National Library of Australia . Materials listing . 21 November 2012.

Notes and References

1. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1999/1999-04-18.html Book review by Gary Beckman
2. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2006/2006-11-34.html Book review by Stefanie A. H. Kennell