Table of Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Abbreviations xv
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Diplomacy during the Egyptian Imperium 19
7. 3. Messengers in Western Asia 53
8. 4. Homeric Messengers 87
9. 5. Homeric and Near Eastern Analogies 145
10. 6. Concluding Remarks 169
11. Afterword
12. The Diachronic Endurance of Messenger Practices 187
13. Bibliography 215
14. Index 235