L'Or des Scythes. Trésors de l'Ermitage, Léningrad. Gréco-romain the Turks constructed a legend

the Turks constructed a legend about the founding of the city and its symbolic center

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but also the personality of Ramses II and his "dream of absolute power"

At the same time as paying homage to a prestigious elder

In this last volume

L'Or des Scythes. Trésors de l'Ermitage, Léningrad. Gréco-romain the Turks constructed a legendDespite its title, this catalogue not only presents the gold objects of the Scythian culture, but also carved wood, bronzes, some terracotta, felt objects from the 5th 4th centuries BC that have been preserved thanks to frost, etc. It presents the history of the Scythian civilization as an introduction. Following this, the descriptive sheets for each object provide the pretext for a more in depth study of the different facets of this civilization.