Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-365) and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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." -- Back cover.
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