The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 250A. Constable, 1929 |
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Page 109
... Scythians into Asia was their pursuit of the Kimmerians ; but while the latter went by the eastern coast of the Black Sea the Scythians preferred the western shores of the Caspian , where the broad expanse of grassy steppe offered ...
... Scythians into Asia was their pursuit of the Kimmerians ; but while the latter went by the eastern coast of the Black Sea the Scythians preferred the western shores of the Caspian , where the broad expanse of grassy steppe offered ...
Page 115
... Scythians , Herodotus tells us that they trace their origin from the sons of Targitai . He tells us also that the characteristic weapons and articles of Scythian life were the battle - axe and the goblet . The crescent - shaped axe has ...
... Scythians , Herodotus tells us that they trace their origin from the sons of Targitai . He tells us also that the characteristic weapons and articles of Scythian life were the battle - axe and the goblet . The crescent - shaped axe has ...
Page 120
... Scythians . Unfortunately Herodotus tells us very little about the language of the Scythians ; he gives us only a few words and those in mutilated form . In the names of the rivers we find , however , a number of Scythian roots and ...
... Scythians . Unfortunately Herodotus tells us very little about the language of the Scythians ; he gives us only a few words and those in mutilated form . In the names of the rivers we find , however , a number of Scythian roots and ...
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The New Italian Constitution J S BARNES | 1 |
Alexander the Great and | 50 |
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