Sakas, Kushans, and Hephthalites: the sources in Greek, Latin, Persian, and Chinese

Language Log 2025-09-24

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Sino-Platonic Papers is pleased to announce the publication of its three-hundred-and-sixty-fifth issue: “Relations between Persia and Central Asia in Antiquity: An Examination of the Written Sources,” by Yu Taishan. (pdf) PREFACE In this paper, “Persia” refers to the Achaemenid Empire, the Parthian Empire, and the Sassanian Empire, and “Central Asia” refers to roughly the area […]

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Victor Mair

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09/24/2025, 14:31

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09/24/2025, 08:03