Episode 10: Kimmerians: To Phrygia and Beyond

05/22/22 • 34 min

We examine the Kimmerian migration to Anatolia in the aftermath of Urartian and Assyrian invasions. We then chart the emergence of conflict between the Kimmerians and the Phrygians.

We examine the Kimmerian migration to Anatolia in the aftermath of Urartian and Assyrian invasions. We then chart the emergence of conflict between the Kimmerians and the Phrygians.

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Today, we explore the years 720-714 BCE as the Near Eastern states of Assyria and Urartu duke it out in a grand geopolitical struggle. All the while, the Kimmerians are making their way further and further into the region.

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Nomads and Empires - Episode 10: Kimmerians: To Phrygia and Beyond

Transcript

The Kimmerians were moving again once more. Young Teushpa had heard the news from the elders. Attacks by the Assyrians and the Urartians had startled many. Time and time and time again, these peoples invaded with their armored infantry and archers, fighting for reasons few could understand. Teushpa and his tribe had journeyed for generations to escape the great evil, the unstoppable horde that tracked dust into the air and caused calamity on all those who bore witness to them. Why should the K