Week 4： February 4 & 6

Lecture 6: The Bactrian Pivot of Asia (Achaemenids, Macedonians, Yuezhi, Kushans)

• Golden, Chapter 2: "The Early Nomads," 21-34.
• Herodotus, The Histories, Book 4 (Canvas pdf) Another translation with the parallel Greek here.
• "Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia" (museum exhibition. View the images of artifacts, and read the text—noting its tone and Russian perspective.)
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