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The Scythian empire : central Eurasia and the birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China

by Christopher I. Beckwith

This study examines the Scythian Empire and its unification of Eurasia during the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. It analyses how this nomadic civilisation influenced the political organisation and cultural foundations of ancient Persia, India, and China.

Accession 23809 ISBN 9780691240534 Publisher Princeton University Press
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