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The Alans: Warriors of the Eurasian Plains

The Alans: Warriors of the Eurasian Plains

Rowan, Elliot

Paperback

Series: Forgotten Civilizations

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryAncient History GeneralCentral Asian History

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ISBN13: 9798170586738
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In The Alans: Warriors of the Eurasian Plains, Elliot Rowan tells the story of one of the ancient world's most formidable yet frequently overlooked peoples. Emerging from the Iranian-speaking cultures of the Eurasian Steppe, the Alans ranged from the lands north of the Black and Caspian Seas to the Caucasus, where their mastery of mounted warfare made them powerful allies, dangerous enemies, and influential participants in the struggles that shaped Europe and western Asia.

Drawing on Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Armenian, Georgian, Persian, and Arabic sources alongside archaeological discoveries, Rowan reconstructs the history of a people who left few written records of their own. He explores Alan society and religion, cavalry warfare and long-distance trade, conflicts with Rome and Persia, the devastating arrival of the Huns, and the migrations that carried Alan warriors across the Rhine into Gaul and Hispania and eventually to Vandal North Africa. The story then returns to the Caucasus, where a surviving branch of the Alans built the medieval Kingdom of Alania, embraced Christianity, and maintained connections with Byzantium and neighboring powers until the Mongol invasions shattered their political independence.

More than the history of a vanished steppe people, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability that allowed Alan identity to survive repeated migrations, conquests, and political transformations. From the cavalry armies of antiquity to the mountain communities of the Caucasus, the Alans connected distant regions and civilizations while preserving traditions that endured long after their kingdoms disappeared. Their legacy survives most clearly among the modern Ossetians, whose language and cultural traditions preserve a living connection to the warriors who once rode across the Eurasian plains.

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