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Scythia-beyond-the-mountains

Ancient name
Scythia
Modern name
Central Asia
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.
Coordinates
57.14, 65.56
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, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/scythia-beyond-the-mts/.