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02396aam a2200337 i 4500 001 400ADABC294A11EF9E0B20DD3CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240613010032 008 240612t20242023njuab e b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780691240558 020 $a 0691240558 035 $a (OCoLC)1402200571 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d B6U $d SILO 082 04 $a 930 $q OCoLC $2 23/eng/20220601 084 $a 930 $b BEC 100 1 $a Beckwith, Christopher I., $d 1945- 245 14 $a The Scythian empire $h [Book] : $b Central Eurasia and the birth of the classical age from Persia to China/ / $c Christopher I. Beckwith. 264 1 $a Princeton, New Jersey : $b Princeton University Press, $c 2024. 300 $a xxxii, 377 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm. 365 $a 01 $b 29.00 500 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-365) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- 1 The Scythians in the Central Eurasian Steppes -- 2 The Scythians in Media and Central Asia -- 3 The Scytho-Mede Persian Empire -- 4 One Eternal Royal Line -- 5 Imperial Scythian in the Persian Empire -- 6 Classical Scythians in the Central Eurasian Steppes -- 7 The Scythian Empire in Chao and the First Chinese Empire -- 8 The Scythian Capitals of Media, Chao, and Ch'in -- Epilogue: Scythian Philosophy and the Classical Age. 520 $a "In 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 Classical age across the ancient worldin the West, the Near East, India, and China. The Scythians, mobile horse herders who lived with their cats in wheeled felt tents, made stunning contributions to world civilizationfrom capital cities and strikingly elegant dress to political organization and the world-changing ideas of Buddha, Zoroaster and LaotzuScythians all. In The Scythian Empire, Christopher I. Beckwith presents a major new history of a fascinating but often forgotten empire that changed the course of history." -- $c Back cover. 650 0 $a Scythians $x History. 650 0 $a Nomads $z Asia, Central $x History. 650 0 $a Civilization, Ancient. 651 0 $a Asia, Central $x Civilization. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20240613010303.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=400ADABC294A11EF9E0B20DD3CECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search