Scythia, Scythica: 1 definition
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Scythia means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: Wikipedia: India HistoryScythia or Scythica was a geographic region defined in the ancient Graeco-Roman world that encompassed the Pontic鈥揅aspian steppe. It was inhabited by Scythians, an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people. The names Scythia and Scythica are themselves Latinisations of the Ancient Greek names Skuthia (危魏蠀胃喂伪) and Skuthik膿 (危魏蠀胃喂魏畏), which were themselves derived from the ancient Greek names for the Scythians, Skuth膿s (危魏蠀胃畏蟼) and Skuthoi (危魏蠀胃慰喂), derived from the Scythian endonym Sku未a.
The territory of the Scythian kingdom of the Pontic steppe extended from the Don river in the east to the Danube river in the west, and covered the territory of the treeless steppe immediately north of the Black Sea's coastline, which was inhabited by nomadic pastoralists, as well as the fertile black-earth forest-steppe area to the north of the treeless steppe, which was inhabited by an agricultural population. [...] During the Hellenistic period, the use of "Scythia" by Greek and Latin speakers was extended to also cover the southern Russian steppe in general, as well as the entire treeless steppe bounded by the Danubian plains in the west and the Chinese marches in the east.
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Scythian Elements in early Indian Art (by Swati Ray)
Chapter 2 - Scythia鈥攊ts geographical location
The eastern section of Scythian art < [Chapter 4 - Scythian / Saka Art]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXV - Description of the earth < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter LXXIII - Narada鈥檚 relation of suchi's devotion < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter CLXXXIII - Description of the seven continents < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Roman Egypt to peninsular India (patterns of trade) (by Sunil Gupta)
2.2.1. Settlements on the South Arabian Coast < [Chapter 4 - Archaeological review of Indo-Roman trade]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures (by Nalini Kanta Bhattasali)
Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)