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The Rise and Fall of Elam, Part 2
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Amidst the rise of new powers like the Scythians and Medes in the Eurasian steppe, Assyria destroyed other potential barriers to their expansion, including Elam, and carried off their people as booty. However, the Medes would eventually regain their freedom and leave their own mark on the Central Asian bloodline through Iran.

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