1.Introduction:a history of violence In the eyes of both ancients and moderns,the Central Asian frontier zone(s)of the Achaemenid Empire,here understood as the satrapies of Baktria,Sogdiana,Chorasmia,and the semi-dese...1.Introduction:a history of violence In the eyes of both ancients and moderns,the Central Asian frontier zone(s)of the Achaemenid Empire,here understood as the satrapies of Baktria,Sogdiana,Chorasmia,and the semi-desertic steppes to their north,has traditionally assumed the features of a liminal territory characterized by geopolitical instability and cultural alienation.展开更多
文摘1.Introduction:a history of violence In the eyes of both ancients and moderns,the Central Asian frontier zone(s)of the Achaemenid Empire,here understood as the satrapies of Baktria,Sogdiana,Chorasmia,and the semi-desertic steppes to their north,has traditionally assumed the features of a liminal territory characterized by geopolitical instability and cultural alienation.
