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Page 112
... Vikings did for the west of Europe ( and the Vikings were the nomads of the seas ) , the wandering horse- men of the steppes did for the east in the enjoyment of the most perfect means of transport then in existence on dry land .
... Vikings did for the west of Europe ( and the Vikings were the nomads of the seas ) , the wandering horse- men of the steppes did for the east in the enjoyment of the most perfect means of transport then in existence on dry land .
Page 113
only in the course of many centuries of nomad existence . Their tent , for instance , is the ideal portable dwelling , of a type unknown anywhere else in the world . In the not remote past we find in the lowlands of the steppes only two ...
only in the course of many centuries of nomad existence . Their tent , for instance , is the ideal portable dwelling , of a type unknown anywhere else in the world . In the not remote past we find in the lowlands of the steppes only two ...
Page 117
Herodotus often refers to the Sarmatians and their origin from the Amazons , whose very existence is generally considered a myth . As a matter of fact their existence is not only perfectly possible , but Amazons may be met with now any ...
Herodotus often refers to the Sarmatians and their origin from the Amazons , whose very existence is generally considered a myth . As a matter of fact their existence is not only perfectly possible , but Amazons may be met with now any ...
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