The Jaxartes river was the border between Sogdiana and Scythia in antiquity. In Seleucid times, Antiochia in Scythia and Alexandria Eschate (also on the Jaxartes) formed the last frontier of the Hellenistic world.
The Jaxartes River was the boundary between Sogdiana and Scythia in antiquity. During Seleucid times, Antiochia in Scythia and Alexandria Eschate (also situated on the Jaxartes) served as the last frontier of the Hellenistic world.