La Caucasia e i nomadi delle steppe euroasiatiche. L’epoca delle popolazioni iraniche, dagli sciti ai sarmati
Journal: Studies on Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Year: 2023

Caucasia is an exceptional region, distinguished by two majestic mountain ranges nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Its distinctiveness lies in its role as a meeting point between diverse cultural horizons, such as the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes, the sedentary civilizations of the Near and Middle East, and the Mediterranean world connected through its expansive Black Sea coastline. Throughout the 1st millennium BC, a unique relationship developed between sedentary an