ASMR The Scythians: Ancient Treasures of Ukraine (soft spoken, history)
Today we're looking at a bit of a mysterious aspect of ancient history: the Scythians. I've come across the name quite often, but always in the margins or as a side-note and it made me curious to find out more about this civilization of Eastern Europe during the Hellenistic period. I hope you find this relaxing and interesting, and if at some point, you're wondering whether you should drift off to sleep rather than keep listening: absolutely, go to sleep 💖💖
The books I used are:
Putzger Historischer Weltatlas, Kartenedition.
Gold aus Kiew, 170 Meisterwerke aus der Schatzkammer der Ukraine, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. (depicting pieces from the Ukrainian Treasures Museum)
Here's some of the info plus an English translation of the account of Herodotus:
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/herodotus-and-the-scythians/
https://www.arcus-atlantis.org.uk/history/herodotus-scythian-origins.html
The British Museum had an exhibition a few years ago in the Scythians where I found the info on drinking, getting high, and tattoos:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/introducing-scythians
If you'd like to listen to more in-depth info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFsd_LyYZdo
And only mentioning the Scythians in passing but going into great depth on the history of Ukraine - incl. a lesson on the Kyivan Rus and the Viking Age - there's this Yale lecture series with Timothy Snyder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJczLlwp-d8&list=PLh9mgdi4rNewfxO7LhBoz_1Mx1MaO6sw_
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