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The world of the nomads who lived upon the Eurasian Steppe would face a radical transformation between the 4th-2nd centuries BC. Originally dominated by the Scythians and Saka, the Pontic-Caspian and Central Asian Steppes saw the migration and invasion of new tribes, sending them on a collision course with the likes of the Seleucid Empire and Greco-Bactrians as they established their own empires, shaking the foundations of the Hellenistic world. In this episode, we will explore steppe society and its history, the relationship of the nomads with the sedentary Greeks, and look at the emergence of future great powers like the Parthians and the Kushans.
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- [BMCR] Hendrik Hess, Das Selbstverständnis der gallo-römischen Oberschicht. Übergang, Hybridität und Latenz im historischen Diskursraum von Sidonius Apollinaris bis Gregor von Tours. Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde – Ergänzungsbände, 111. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
- [BMCR] Aggelos Kapellos, Xenophon’s Peloponnesian War. Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes, 82. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends an outbreak of diseases.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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