Roman legionaries in Central Asia? August 18, 2010
Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient
Beachcombing has written before about Roman penetration into central Asia and even possible direct contacts between Rome and the Chinese Imperial court. Tonight he wants, instead, to look at a claim that Romans – it is argued legionaries – visited western Uzbekistan close to Afghanistan […]
Romans on the Shores of the Caspian Sea August 5, 2010
Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient
Beachcombing has looked in a previous post at supposed direct contact between the Roman Empire and China in the second century. Today he will not be attempting to take the Romans so far to the east – but he will still be going an impressive way into Central Asia. Azerbaijan to be exact. It should […]
