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Nomads and Empires

Nomads and Empires

26 episodes

9 months ago

On this special First of April, we cover the nomadic peoples of the world of Godherja: the Öltenic. Please check this great mod for Crusader Kings 3! You can download the mod on its Steam page linked here or on ModDB here. Many appreciations to the Godherja team for providing me with feedback and corrections as well! Corrections:At around 13:17, I state that the Hyartan Mountains are the highest on the continent. The largest mountains are actually the Worldspine (where the Mayikrata is built ...

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On this special First of April, we cover the nomadic peoples of the world of Godherja: the Öltenic. Please check this great mod for Crusader Kings 3! You can download the mod on its Steam page linked here or on ModDB here. Many appreciations to the Godherja team for providing me with feedback and corrections as well! Corrections:At around 13:17, I state that the Hyartan Mountains are the highest on the continent. The largest mountains are actually the Worldspine (where the Mayikrata is built ...

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Episodes (20/26)

Nomads and Empires

Episode 25: The Öltenic of Godherja

On this special First of April, we cover the nomadic peoples of the world of Godherja: the Öltenic. Please check this great mod for Crusader Kings 3! You can download the mod on its Steam page linked here or on ModDB here. Many appreciations to the Godherja team for providing me with feedback and corrections as well! Corrections:At around 13:17, I state that the Hyartan Mountains are the highest on the continent. The largest mountains are actually the Worldspine (where the Mayikrata is built ...

1 year ago

54 minutes

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Episode 24: Scythians: Tomyris and Cyrus

On this episode, we explore the titanic clash between Cyrus of the Persians and Tomyris of the Massagetae. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books:Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the SteppeDavid Greene (trans.), The History of HerodotusIlya Gershevitch, The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 2

1 year ago

40 minutes

Nomads and Empires

Episode 23: The Modern Pontic Steppe

In this special episode, we speak to Oleksiy Vasyliuk of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group and Tobias Muenchmeyer, European Project Lead at Green Recovery Ukraine, about the current status of Ukraine's steppes amid the ongoing war. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Reading from Oleksiy:Restoring Ukraine’s nature post-war: Hopes and risksAskania Nova Biosphere...

1 year ago

41 minutes

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Episode 22: Scythians: Endings and Beginnings

Another chapter ends, somewhat. Today, the Scythians will be pushed back to the Pontic steppe and will face those they had left behind. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books:Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the SteppeDenis Sinor, The Cambridge History of Inner Asia, Volume 1Esther Jacobson, The Art of the Scythians: The Interpenetration of C...

2 years ago

31 minutes

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Episode 21: Scythians: Masters of Asia

We investigate the supposed Scythian "28-year reign" of the Near East, including their conquests of Media and Palestine.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books:Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the SteppeDenis Sinor, The Cambridge History of Inner Asia, Volume 1Hyun Jin Kim, et al., Eurasian Empires in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages:Contact and ...

2 years ago

40 minutes

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Episode 20: Scythians: Back to the Caucasus

The Scythians move through the north and south Caucasus, pushing to the borders of the ancient Near East. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books:Antonio Sagona, The Archaeology of the Caucasus: From Earliest Settlements to the Iron Age Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the SteppeJohn Boardman, et al., The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume...

2 years ago

30 minutes

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Episode 19: Scythians: Legendary and Humble Beginnings

We continue the narrative by assessing the mythological and historical origins of the Scythians. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books:Barry Cunliffe, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the SteppeClaudia Chang, Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia: Shepherds, Farmers, and NomadsRenate Rolle, The World of the ScythiansYulia Ustanova, The Supreme God of ...

2 years ago

34 minutes

Nomads and Empires

Episode 18: Scythians: Arts

We analyze the artistic and material culture of the Scythians, and put a critical eye on the term "Scytho-Siberian Culture."Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpiresTwitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

21 minutes

Nomads and Empires

Episode 17: Scythians: Religion

We examine the religious beliefs of the Scythians, as well as thoughts of the afterlife.Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

34 minutes

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Episode 16: Rhûn: The Wainriders and Balchoth

On today, April 1, we assess the nomads of Middle Earth, the peoples who reside in far eastern Rhûn.Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

29 minutes

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Episode 15: Scythians: Warfare

We look into the weapons, armor, and tactics of Scythian warfare. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

28 minutes

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Episode 14: Scythians: The Scythian World

In this episode, we broadly examine the different Scythian groups from the grasses of Ukraine to the highlands of the Sayan-Altai. We meet peoples like the Pazyryk, the Massagetae, and the Saka. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

23 minutes

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Episode 13: Scythians: An Introduction

Today, we introduce the Scythians. This episode provides a brief overview and dives a little into the historiographical development of Scythian studies.Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPodSubstack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/

2 years ago

21 minutes

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Tales from the Steppe: Boktu-Kirish, A Tuvan Tale

In this side episode, part of the Tales from the Steppe bonus episodes, we dive into the tale of Boktu-Kirish, a story that derives from the Tuvan people. Come listen as we hear about the exploits of a young woman on a quest to bring her dead brother back to life.

3 years ago

26 minutes

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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.

3 years ago

33 minutes

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Episode 11: Kimmerians: The Beginning of the End

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

3 years ago

32 minutes

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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.

3 years ago

34 minutes

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Episode 9: Kimmerians: The Ancient Near Eastern Cold War

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.

3 years ago

42 minutes

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Episode 8: Kimmerians: Through the Caucasus

We finally start the narrative and introduce our first named historical group: the Kimmerians.

3 years ago

33 minutes

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Episode 7: The Khan of Arzhan 1

We assess environmental and sociocultural changes of the 1000s BCE and track how these changes would culminate in the kurgan of Arzhan 1.

3 years ago

36 minutes