Scythia beyond the mountains
- Ancient name
- Scythia
- Modern name
- Central Asia
- Coordinates
- 57.14, 65.56
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364074
Scythia-beyond-the-mountains is a term from the Ptolemaic tradition indicating a general region of Scythia (central Asia) on the eastern (far) side of the Emaus Mountains, such as Mongolia and China. Its counterpart is Scythia-this-side-of-the-mountains.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M046
Variant spellings of Scythia beyond the mountains in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Scitia ex montem | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Scythia beyond the mountains.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/scythia-2/.