Scythia this side of the mountains
- Ancient name
- Scythia
- Modern name
- Eastern Europe west of the Urals
- Coordinates
- 49.99, 36.24
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364078
Scythia this side of the mountains is a term from the Ptolemaic tradition indicating the region of Scythia (central Asia) on the western (near) side of the Emaus Mountains, including areas like Sogdiana, Bactria, and Turkestan, bounded by the Caspian Sea and Iaxartes River. Its counterpart is Scythia beyond the mountains.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M050
Variant spellings of Scythia this side of the mountains in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Sciria intra montem | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Scythia this side of the mountains.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/scythia-3/.