The Scythians move through the north and south Caucasus, pushing to the borders of the ancient Near East.

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Relevant Books:

• Antonio Sagona, The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age 
• Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
• John Boardman, et al., The Cambridge Ancient History,  Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC, 2nd edition