This article shows a very good overview of the region in ancient times: https://medium.com/@writingben/when-roman-barbarians-met-the-asian-enlightenment-2be064

This article shows a very good overview of the region in ancient times: https://medium.com/@writingben/when-roman-barbarians-met-the-asian-enlightenment-2be064d7af9b#.9gxsf6k82 https://medium.com/@writingben/when-roman-barbarians-met-the...