Yevzhi, who where they? -- myArmoury.com

Martin Wallgren · Posted: Wed 07 Mar, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: Yevzhi, who where they?

Here´s a little question...

In my copy of the Swedish translation Atlas Hisorique. L´Histoire de l´Humanité de la Préhistoire á nos jours I found in the timeline a quick little reference

First Century BC: The Hunns from Mongolia became a shield agains the indoeuropean Yvezhi who returned back to Central Asia where they destroyed the Hellenism...

Who are thise Yvezhi??

Have anyone heard of them?

Thanx!

Sam Barris · Posted: Wed 07 Mar, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject:

Do you mean these guys?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuezhi

Martin Wallgren · Posted: Wed 07 Mar, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

Yeah! I think so!

Is there anyone who know what impact they had on Greece and Rome. The article say they where an Indoeuropean culture, how do we know that?

Lafayette C Curtis · Posted: Thu 08 Mar, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

Not to Greece an dRome as such, but to the Hellenistic kingdoms in Bactria and northern India--better known as the Greco-Bactrian and Greco-Indian cultures. You'd probably be able to get more information about them by Googling about the White Huns and the Kushans as well as the Yuezhi (or "Yueh-chih" in Wade-Giles) proper.