Episode 11: Kimmerians: The Beginning of the End

08/02/22 • 32 min

We chart the Kimmerians as they launched attacks against the Kingdom of Lydia, placing us closer to the eventual end of the Kimmerians.

We chart the Kimmerians as they launched attacks against the Kingdom of Lydia, placing us closer to the eventual end of the Kimmerians.

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Episode 10: Kimmerians: To Phrygia and Beyond

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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Episode 12: Kimmerians: Sundered and Scattered

On today's episode, we track the movements of the Medes, the Scythians, the Lydians, and the Kimmerians, as we finally end this leg of our journey.

Nomads and Empires - Episode 11: Kimmerians: The Beginning of the End

Transcript

Teushpa was by no means an arrogant man. His rise to chieftain had not been easy. It had not been guaranteed. Teushpa was forced to contend with rivals and claimants. All of them were now ashes and corpses. He had to prove himself. During the great raid against the Phrygians, Teushpa led a pack of riders. They raided a number of villages and even attempted to join in the sacking of Gordion. He had been a noted leader back then, and years later, he’d proven himself as the chief of the western