Sogdiani

Sogdiani
Sogdĭāna rĕgĭo, a district in Asia between the Jaxartes and the Oxus, Curt. 7, 10, 1 sqq.—Hence, Sogdĭāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Sogdiana, Curt. 7, 4, 5; 9, 2, 24; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 49; called also Sugdĭāni, Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 6.

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  • Sogdian — noun Etymology: Latin Sogdiani, plural, from Greek Sogdianoi, from Old Persian Suguda Sogdiana Date: 1553 1. a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana 2. an Iranian language of the Sogdians see Indo European languages table • Sogdian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Yuezhi — Yuezhi/Rouzhi The migrations of the Yuezhi through Central Asia, from around 176 BCE to 30 CE Total population Some 100,000 to 200,000 horse archers, according to the Shiji, Chapter 123 …   Wikipedia

  • Greco-Bactrian Kingdom — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Greco Bactrian Kingdom common name = Greco Bactrian Kingdom continent = Asia region = country = era = Antiquity status = event start = year start = 256 BC date start = event1 = date… …   Wikipedia

  • sogdien — ● sogdien nom masculin Langue iranienne appartenant au groupe oriental et au stade du moyen iranien (IVe Xe s.). ● sogdien, sogdienne adjectif De Sogdiane. ⇒SOGDIEN, IENNE, adj. et subst. masc. I. Adj., HIST. Propre à l ancienne Sogdiane (région… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ALEXANDRI Arae — itineris et victoriarum eius termini, haud longe a Tanai sive Iaxarte fluv. Plin. l. 6. c. 16. Gens haec obtinet aversa montis Paropamissi ex adverso fontis Indt: includitur flumine Ocho. Ultra Sogdiani, oppidum Panda, et in ultimus eorum finibus …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • ARIA — I. ARIA Asiae regio, hodie Croazan; Item lacus, urbs et fluv. eiusdem regionis. Ptol. Item una e Satrapiis Indiam terminantibus. Mela. l. 1. c. 2. Indis proxima est Ariane, deinde Aria. Ubi Voss. Ariam hic, inquit, non recte collocat, tamquam si… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • CHORAZANA — Regnum olim peculiare, nunc provinc. Persiae, ubi olim Bactra, Parthi, Sogdiani. Postquam enim Impetium Tartaticum instauravit Timur lenk, vulgo Tamerlanes, post obitum eius, intestinis filiorum dissidiis id multum diminutum est: quorum tamen… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • SOGDIANA — rigio Maurenhare Mercat. Zagatay Leunclavio, provincia Asiae ingens, Scythiae ad Boream et Sacis ad Ortum, Bactrianae ad Meridiem Margianae ad Occidentem confinis: per quam Iaxartes fluv. magnus in mare Hyrcanum labitur. Urbes in ea olim clarae… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • sogdiano — pl.m. sogdiani sing.f. sogdiana pl.f. sogdiane …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

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