04-02-2006, 08:45 PM
Quote:If they were 'white' caucasians from the East, they are likely to have been descendants of the caucasian peoples whose mummies were found in Xinjiang or Ürümchi .....also I believe, thought to be related to the Tocharians or Sarmatians..Aryaman2:1b5rm8jt Wrote:Interesting link, according to it the Hephtalites would be Iranians and their destruction marked the start of the turkic rule in the eastern steppes
Yes it is interesting, although I feel that the Hephtalites would be "iranic" stock like the Skythians,Sarmatians and Alans. I belive that Iranians (Persians) were a more settled people.
I speculate that the just might be displaced Tocharians but I am not familiar with the history of "Central Asian City states".
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The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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