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The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
David W. Anthony • 118 highlights
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The Brythonic word for ‘ford’, which barely survives in names, was ritu – as in Anderitum, the Roman fort (and ford) at Pevensey in Sussex; and in Penrith in Cumbria.
Max Adams • The First Kingdom
Genghis Khan: A Life From Beginning To End (One Hour History Military Generals Book 3)
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Later Ming rulers thus chose to uphold China’s place in East Asia by stressing its cultural unity and rejecting foreign commercial relations. That meant a deliberate withdrawal from Inner Asian politics, in which the Yuan had exerted a definite influence.
John Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
exist as part of other compilations. T’ai-neng(1562-1649), aka T’ai-neng-weng. Korean monk and founder of Korea’s Hsiaoyao sect. His commentary is quoted by Hung-lien. T’ang dynasty(618-906). Tao-ch’uan(c.1100-1170). Linchi monk and abbot of Shihchi Temple on Chihfushan in Anhui province.