Author: BACHRACH, BERNARD S.
Title: A History of the Alans in the West from Their First Appearance in the Sources of Classical Antiquity Through the Early Middle Ages
Description: University of Minnesota Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0816606781. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and a couple of small tears. ; Minnesota Monographs in the Humanities; 1 x 1 x 1 Inches; 161 pages; The Alans, a nomadic people from the steppe lands of south Russia, were among the many invaders of the Roman empire who helped to bring about its fall. They were not Germans -- they were Indo-Iranians. Bachrach discusses the social and religious institutions of the Alans and especially their military customs.. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

Keywords: 0816606781 Mediaeval Classical Greek & Roman Roman History Medieval Middle Ages Roman Empire Indo-european Iranian Indology


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