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Reproduction of a depiction of Cimmerian mounted archers from a Greek vase. (Shams bahari /CC BY-SA 3.0) — 02 Aug 2023

The Enigmatic Cimmerians Crisscrossing The Caspian And Caucasian Steppes

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The Cimmerians remain one of the most mysterious and obscure peoples of the ancient world. They make their debut in the Odyssey, written by Homer, the great Greek bard, in the eight century BC. To this day scholars have widely different opinions...
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Reproduction of a depiction of Cimmerian mounted archers from a Greek vase. (Shams bahari /CC BY-SA 3.0) — 02 Aug 2023

The Enigmatic Cimmerians Crisscrossing The Caspian And Caucasian Steppes

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The Cimmerians remain one of the most mysterious and obscure peoples of the ancient world. They make their debut in the Odyssey, written by Homer, the great Greek bard, in the eight century BC. To this day scholars have widely different opinions...
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A Greek fighting an Amazon. Detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350-325 BC (Sailko/CC BY-SA 3.0) — 05 Sep 2022

Amazonomachy - Annihilation Of The Amazons

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed Amazon warrior queen, Penthesilea. Romance, however, was the last thing on his mind. Alas, poor Penthesilea—Achilles would realize his love for her only after driving a bronze...
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A Greek fighting an Amazon. Detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350-325 BC (Sailko/CC BY-SA 3.0) — 05 Sep 2022

Amazonomachy - Annihilation Of The Amazons

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed Amazon warrior queen, Penthesilea. Romance, however, was the last thing on his mind. Alas, poor Penthesilea—Achilles would realize his love for her only after driving a bronze...
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Rainbow over Sophievsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine (panaramka / Adobe Stock) — 03 Aug 2022

Triumph, Rebellion And The Ancient History Of Ukraine

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ukraine has always been a complicated place, with one foot in the West and the other in the East, resulting in a unique tension as a constantly contested borderland, a battleground, pitting the tribes of Europe against the expansionist dynasties of...
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Rainbow over Sophievsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine (panaramka / Adobe Stock) — 03 Aug 2022

Triumph, Rebellion And The Ancient History Of Ukraine

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ukraine has always been a complicated place, with one foot in the West and the other in the East, resulting in a unique tension as a constantly contested borderland, a battleground, pitting the tribes of Europe against the expansionist dynasties of...
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Fractal Cannabis Marijuana Mobius Dragon — 28 Jan 2019

The Indo-European Legacy of Ancient Cannabis

By jason and sarah

History & Tradition

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There are few plants that have caused upheavals in human society comparable to those centered on cannabis in modern times. Since the declaration of the ‘war on cannabis’ by American President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, the American prison...
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Fractal Cannabis Marijuana Mobius Dragon — 28 Jan 2019

The Indo-European Legacy of Ancient Cannabis

By jason and sarah

History & Tradition

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There are few plants that have caused upheavals in human society comparable to those centered on cannabis in modern times. Since the declaration of the ‘war on cannabis’ by American President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, the American prison...
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Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma — 06 Jan 2017

Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Madyes, the mysterious Scythian stepped onto the world stage. There is not a great deal of information about him, nor has his name turned up in any of the Assyrian tablets. Herodotus and Strabo are the only two writers who mention him other than...
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Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma — 06 Jan 2017

Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Madyes, the mysterious Scythian stepped onto the world stage. There is not a great deal of information about him, nor has his name turned up in any of the Assyrian tablets. Herodotus and Strabo are the only two writers who mention him other than...
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The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe — 30 Dec 2016

The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In 660 BCE, mighty Assyria was about to be shaken. A Scythian named Dugdammi united many nomadic tribes into a confederation. This nomadic confederation pushed at the borders of Assyria which so frightened King Ashurbanipal that they felt Assyria...
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The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe — 30 Dec 2016

The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In 660 BCE, mighty Assyria was about to be shaken. A Scythian named Dugdammi united many nomadic tribes into a confederation. This nomadic confederation pushed at the borders of Assyria which so frightened King Ashurbanipal that they felt Assyria...
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Cyrus the Great’s Last Campaign: Who Killed Cyrus? - Part II — 05 Oct 2016

Cyrus the Great’s Last Campaign: Who Killed Cyrus? - Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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According to the popular Greek historian Herodotus, Cyrus went on his last campaign to subdue the Massagetae, a tribe located in the southernmost portion of the steppe regions of modern-day Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan around 530 BCE, where he would...
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Cyrus the Great’s Last Campaign: Who Killed Cyrus? - Part II — 05 Oct 2016

Cyrus the Great’s Last Campaign: Who Killed Cyrus? - Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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According to the popular Greek historian Herodotus, Cyrus went on his last campaign to subdue the Massagetae, a tribe located in the southernmost portion of the steppe regions of modern-day Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan around 530 BCE, where he would...
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Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II — 14 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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[Read Part I]Once Cyaxares had finalized the conquest of Urartu, he handed it over to a certain tribe of Scythians who had inhabited the region of Armenia beforehand and thus extended their domain.Kingdom of Urartu 715–713 BC (Sémhur/CC BY-SA...
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Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II — 14 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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[Read Part I]Once Cyaxares had finalized the conquest of Urartu, he handed it over to a certain tribe of Scythians who had inhabited the region of Armenia beforehand and thus extended their domain.Kingdom of Urartu 715–713 BC (Sémhur/CC BY-SA...
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Apadana Hall, fifth-century BC carving of Persian archers and Median soldiers in traditional costume (Medians are wearing rounded hats and boots) — 12 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Their Hidden Origins and History – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The term Medes, as a single ethnic group that encompasses all Media, is generic. It seems that the region of Media encompassed many smaller and independent principalities ruled by chieftains instead of kings, and was a makeup of various peoples of...
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Apadana Hall, fifth-century BC carving of Persian archers and Median soldiers in traditional costume (Medians are wearing rounded hats and boots) — 12 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Their Hidden Origins and History – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The term Medes, as a single ethnic group that encompasses all Media, is generic. It seems that the region of Media encompassed many smaller and independent principalities ruled by chieftains instead of kings, and was a makeup of various peoples of...
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Attila and his Hordes — 05 Sep 2016

The Hunnic War Machine: Horsemen of the Steppe – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The fifth century politician and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, wrote an interesting description on the horsemanship of the Huns, stating, “You would think the limbs of man and beast were born together, so firmly does the rider always stick to the...
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Attila and his Hordes — 05 Sep 2016

The Hunnic War Machine: Horsemen of the Steppe – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The fifth century politician and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, wrote an interesting description on the horsemanship of the Huns, stating, “You would think the limbs of man and beast were born together, so firmly does the rider always stick to the...
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