Well, this is timely. I'm lecturing about the Silk Road and Samarkand tomorrow, and this gave me some new ideas for presenting the Sogdians' place in that story. They're kind of hard to sum up, and this article does a very good job of it. Thanks!
No kidding! The article's author even cites two of the books on which my lectures are based. Crazy. I highly recommend Hansen's book, by the way, for anyone interested in getting a sense of what the Silk Road was really like.
Well, this is timely. I'm lecturing about the Silk Road and Samarkand tomorrow, and this gave me some new ideas for presenting the Sogdians' place in that story. They're kind of hard to sum up, and this article does a very good job of it. Thanks!
Glad it helps! Serendipity or what?
No kidding! The article's author even cites two of the books on which my lectures are based. Crazy. I highly recommend Hansen's book, by the way, for anyone interested in getting a sense of what the Silk Road was really like.