Episode 13: Scythians: An Introduction

02/11/23 • 21 min

Today, we introduce the Scythians. This episode provides a brief overview and dives a little into the historiographical development of Scythian studies.
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Nomads and Empires - Episode 13: Scythians: An Introduction

Transcript

There were always rumors about gold in the hills beyond the village. Hushed whispers and silent rumors were common affairs; children ran around screaming about the ghost of some ancient warrior they had witnessed. Such rumors seemed, if nothing else, unsubstantiated, folklore designed to stop individuals from doing stupid things at night.

And yet, somehow these rumors would make their way westward. Travelers passing through Tomsk or Tobolsk would bring such ideas all the way to Kyiv and