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1119:Bayer, Acta Petrop. ix.
1158:Ukert, Friedrich August
1017:James, Edward Boucher.
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940:Hellanicus of Lesbos
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366:Circassian paganism
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1048:Geographica
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858:Tirgutawiya
852:was called
781:Circassians
761:Sea of Azov
688:Sea of Azov
565:Key battles
398:(Kabardian)
76:Circassians
45:Circassians
1321:Cimmerians
1315:Categories
1296:0521227178
1230:Kassogians
1084:Stratagems
1053:(in Latin)
978:References
913:Circassian
892:Sarmatians
872:Hellenists
838:Obidiaceni
785:Abkhazians
323:Yegeruqway
288:Cherchenay
1162:Vol. iii.
1080:Polyaenus
956:Bosporani
921:Cimmerian
842:Sittaceni
801:etymology
765:antiquity
742:romanized
728:Mıwt'əxər
720:МыутIэхэр
712:Maeotians
484:Circassia
441:Maeotians
247:Kabardian
237:Chemirgoy
214:Surviving
66:Circassia
1302:March 2,
1279:(1991).
1252:Μαλιῶται
1247:Maliōtai
999:Maeotici
991:Mæotians
915:tribes.
854:Tirgatao
850:Ixomates
834:Tarpetes
822:Toreatae
818:Dandarii
795:Identity
767:as the "
453:Medieval
392:(Adyghe)
340:Religion
318:Mamkhegh
298:Hakuchey
252:Natukhaj
242:Hatuqway
227:Besleney
172:Bulgaria
54:Адыгэхэр
33:a series
30:Part of
18:Ixomates
1341:Scythia
1266:Sources
1257:Maiōtai
1215:. 1998.
1147:p. 506.
1109:p. 356.
1086:, 8.55.
1031:Vol. II
1027:1st ed.
1021:in the
1003:Mæotici
995:Maeotae
964:Asander
931:History
880:Donbass
865:Alalakh
862:Hurrian
830:Arrechi
789:Abazins
757:Maeōtae
748:Maiōtai
744::
737:Μαιῶται
684:Hadrian
592:Culture
429:Ancient
409:History
313:Makhosh
308:Khegayk
283:Chebsin
257:Shapsug
232:Bzhedug
222:Abzakhs
188:Romania
137:Germany
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1226:Adyghe
1169:p. 494
1134:p. 403
1121:p. 370
1051:, xi.
1043:Strabo
1001:, and
970:, the
966:, and
948:Tanais
944:Strabo
905:Indian
888:Greeks
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840:, the
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477:Modern
465:Zichia
328:Zhaney
303:Khatuq
278:Ademey
180:Kosovo
127:Israel
122:Jordan
117:Turkey
36:on the
1165:pt. 2
884:Kuban
846:Dosci
814:Sindi
777:Urums
753:Latin
446:Zygii
356:Islam
293:Guaye
262:Ubykh
167:Egypt
152:Libya
132:Syria
1304:2015
1291:ISBN
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