The Scythian empire: Central Eurasia and the birth of the classical age from Persia to China

Beckwith, Christopher I.

doi:10.1515/9780691240541

The Scythian empire: Central Eurasia and the birth of the classical age from Persia to China

A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient worldIn the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors conquered and unified most of the vast Eurasian continent, creating an innovative empire that would give birth to the age of philosophy and t...

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Main Author:	Beckwith, Christopher I. 1945- (Author)
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
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Published:	Princeton Oxford Princeton University Press [2023]
In:	Year: 2023
Reviews:	[Rezension von: Beckwith, Christopher I., 1945-, The Scythian empire : Central Eurasia and the birth of the classical age from Persia to China] (2025) (Rubinson, Karen Sydney, 1943 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:	B Asia / Scythians / Empire / History 800 BC-600 BC
Further subjects:	B Asia / China / HISTORY B Scythian language B Achaemenids B Nomads (Asia, Central) History B Qin Shihuang B Ancient / Generals / HISTORY B Archaeology / SOCIAL SCIENCE B Scythians History B ancient clothing styles B Classical Age B Qin Empire B Ch’in Empire B Civilization, Ancient B Ch’in shih huang ti B Ancient Central Eurasia B Scythian philosophy B State of Zhao B Middle East / Iran / HISTORY B Asia / Central Asia / HISTORY B Hsiung-nu language B Xiongnu language B Mede Empire B Persian Empire B Russia & the Former Soviet Union / HISTORY B Scythian Empire B State of Chao
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