Dr. Owen Rees

So he has an entire section of his histories dedicated to Scythia, the land of Scythia, and the peoples within it. He's not only a historian, as you and I think of it, he's also a bit of an ethnographer. He's fascinated by culture. And he's also somewhat of a geographer. So he's also interested not just in the Scythians, not just Scythian land, but also his concept of a world map.

So he has an entire section of his histories dedicated to Scythia, the land of Scythia, and the peoples within it. He's not only a historian, as you and I think of it, he's also a bit of an ethnographer. He's fascinated by culture. And he's also somewhat of a geographer. So he's also interested not just in the Scythians, not just Scythian land, but also his concept of a world map.

So where does Scythia end? What is beyond it? He's trying to build a world picture as well as doing all these other things. So this is why I love Herodotus. And if you read his section on Scythia, it is a meandering, tangent-filled,

So where does Scythia end? What is beyond it? He's trying to build a world picture as well as doing all these other things. So this is why I love Herodotus. And if you read his section on Scythia, it is a meandering, tangent-filled,

So where does Scythia end? What is beyond it? He's trying to build a world picture as well as doing all these other things. So this is why I love Herodotus. And if you read his section on Scythia, it is a meandering, tangent-filled,

glorious piece of writing that i absolutely adore and you're just going through things where you're like i wonder if he even believes this and i bet he believes that bit okay he seems to agree with this bit and then there are he's very honest about what he can and cannot say and what he can or cannot prove but he's also not afraid of giving an opinion which i really i really like so that's so whilst he's exploring the scythians that's kind of the context of what he's doing

glorious piece of writing that i absolutely adore and you're just going through things where you're like i wonder if he even believes this and i bet he believes that bit okay he seems to agree with this bit and then there are he's very honest about what he can and cannot say and what he can or cannot prove but he's also not afraid of giving an opinion which i really i really like so that's so whilst he's exploring the scythians that's kind of the context of what he's doing

glorious piece of writing that i absolutely adore and you're just going through things where you're like i wonder if he even believes this and i bet he believes that bit okay he seems to agree with this bit and then there are he's very honest about what he can and cannot say and what he can or cannot prove but he's also not afraid of giving an opinion which i really i really like so that's so whilst he's exploring the scythians that's kind of the context of what he's doing

I reckon he would have. There is a bit of debate as to his travels. He does seem to have travelled extensively for his research. He does seem to have gone to the Black Sea. But you wonder, would he have gone past the Greek cities?

I reckon he would have. There is a bit of debate as to his travels. He does seem to have travelled extensively for his research. He does seem to have gone to the Black Sea. But you wonder, would he have gone past the Greek cities?

I reckon he would have. There is a bit of debate as to his travels. He does seem to have travelled extensively for his research. He does seem to have gone to the Black Sea. But you wonder, would he have gone past the Greek cities?

Yeah. But even then, there's no reason he wouldn't meet Scythians there. And there's no reason he wouldn't be able to communicate or have ability to communicate with them. So what we then do as historians to try and work this out is we start to look at what he says and what can be verified.

Yeah. But even then, there's no reason he wouldn't meet Scythians there. And there's no reason he wouldn't be able to communicate or have ability to communicate with them. So what we then do as historians to try and work this out is we start to look at what he says and what can be verified.

Yeah. But even then, there's no reason he wouldn't meet Scythians there. And there's no reason he wouldn't be able to communicate or have ability to communicate with them. So what we then do as historians to try and work this out is we start to look at what he says and what can be verified.

So for instance, his description of them, certain Scythian groups living with basically carts that are houses. There is some archaeological evidence to kind of support that possibility in certain groups. He also mentions the use of cannabis in a ritualistic context, basically like a steam tent, for want of a better term.

So for instance, his description of them, certain Scythian groups living with basically carts that are houses. There is some archaeological evidence to kind of support that possibility in certain groups. He also mentions the use of cannabis in a ritualistic context, basically like a steam tent, for want of a better term.

So for instance, his description of them, certain Scythian groups living with basically carts that are houses. There is some archaeological evidence to kind of support that possibility in certain groups. He also mentions the use of cannabis in a ritualistic context, basically like a steam tent, for want of a better term.

So alongside the obsession with horses, alongside the cultural importance of the bow, all of this is confirmed. All of this is verified. So does that mean he's gone and lived with Scythians? No, I don't think we can quite go that far. But he does seem to be getting his information sort of from somewhere. And there's no reason to constantly assume he's wrong.

So alongside the obsession with horses, alongside the cultural importance of the bow, all of this is confirmed. All of this is verified. So does that mean he's gone and lived with Scythians? No, I don't think we can quite go that far. But he does seem to be getting his information sort of from somewhere. And there's no reason to constantly assume he's wrong.

So alongside the obsession with horses, alongside the cultural importance of the bow, all of this is confirmed. All of this is verified. So does that mean he's gone and lived with Scythians? No, I don't think we can quite go that far. But he does seem to be getting his information sort of from somewhere. And there's no reason to constantly assume he's wrong.