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Alexander and the Scythians: The Great Hammer and Anvil of the Battle of Jaxartes, 329 BC
In what is said to be Alexander the Great’s most spectacular battle, the Macedonian master and his army tested their most daring tactics against the fierce Central-Asian mounted Scythian nomads on the banks of the Jaxartes River.Before charging...
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