The Scythian Empire. Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
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The Scythian Empire. Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
29.99 €
23.99 €
In the late eighth and early seventh centuries BC, Scythian warriors conquered and united most of the Eurasian continent, creating an innovative empire that marked the beginning of the classical era throughout the ancient world – in the West, the Middle East, India and China. Nomadic pastoralists, Scythians made an amazing contribution to the world civilization - they rebuilt a new type of capital, proposed a new style of clothing, changed the type of political organization and introduced the ideas of Buddha, Zarathustra and Lao Tzu.
In The Scythian Empire, Christopher Beckwith offers a new story to this powerful but forgotten empire that changed the course of history.
At the peak of its power, the Scythian Empire stretched from Mongolia and the northeast of ancient China to northwestern Iran and the Danube River, and in Central Asia reached the southern Arabian Sea. The Scythians also ruled Media and Zhao, the important frontier states of ancient Iran and China. By controlling and marrying local peoples, the Scythians created new cultures that were linguistically, cloth, armaments, and sociopolitically the Creole Scythian cultures. Spreading their language, ideas and culture throughout the ancient world, the Scythians laid the foundations of the first empires of Persia, India and China.
Christopher E. Beckwith is a professor emeritus at Indiana University whose research topic is Central Eurasia. His many books include The Silk Road Empire, The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia, The Greek Buddha, and Warriors of Monasteries.
In The Scythian Empire, Christopher Beckwith offers a new story to this powerful but forgotten empire that changed the course of history.
At the peak of its power, the Scythian Empire stretched from Mongolia and the northeast of ancient China to northwestern Iran and the Danube River, and in Central Asia reached the southern Arabian Sea. The Scythians also ruled Media and Zhao, the important frontier states of ancient Iran and China. By controlling and marrying local peoples, the Scythians created new cultures that were linguistically, cloth, armaments, and sociopolitically the Creole Scythian cultures. Spreading their language, ideas and culture throughout the ancient world, the Scythians laid the foundations of the first empires of Persia, India and China.
Christopher E. Beckwith is a professor emeritus at Indiana University whose research topic is Central Eurasia. His many books include The Silk Road Empire, The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia, The Greek Buddha, and Warriors of Monasteries.
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