Dr. Owen Rees

We do have a few stories. You're absolutely right. So if we talk about Scythians moving into the Greek world, the most common thing we would think about is mercenaries and slaves. I mean, in Athens, there's the Scythian police force.

So what that actually looked like, what that actually meant in terms of it. But we've got Scythians in Athens being depicted. So they're clearly about... But we do have examples. We have one example of a guy called Anarchasis, who is a Scythian prince who does come and travel the Greek world. And he is depicted very much as a philosopher.

So what that actually looked like, what that actually meant in terms of it. But we've got Scythians in Athens being depicted. So they're clearly about... But we do have examples. We have one example of a guy called Anarchasis, who is a Scythian prince who does come and travel the Greek world. And he is depicted very much as a philosopher.

So what that actually looked like, what that actually meant in terms of it. But we've got Scythians in Athens being depicted. So they're clearly about... But we do have examples. We have one example of a guy called Anarchasis, who is a Scythian prince who does come and travel the Greek world. And he is depicted very much as a philosopher.

And he's traveling the Greek world to learn all the kind of knowledge bases the Greek world have, but from the perspective of an outsider. So I mentioned to you earlier that sometimes the Scythians are depicted as this noble, savage figure. And he is a classic example of that. There's one story where he meets Solon, the legendary lawgiver of Athens.

And he's traveling the Greek world to learn all the kind of knowledge bases the Greek world have, but from the perspective of an outsider. So I mentioned to you earlier that sometimes the Scythians are depicted as this noble, savage figure. And he is a classic example of that. There's one story where he meets Solon, the legendary lawgiver of Athens.

And he's traveling the Greek world to learn all the kind of knowledge bases the Greek world have, but from the perspective of an outsider. So I mentioned to you earlier that sometimes the Scythians are depicted as this noble, savage figure. And he is a classic example of that. There's one story where he meets Solon, the legendary lawgiver of Athens.

And Solon is talking to him and explaining his new plan for his new laws that are basically going to create democracy in the long run. And it would become that foundation. To the Greek mind, this is a pivotal moment. individual who gave the very essence of Athenian democracy its early shoots, its beginning. Anacharsis is beautifully blunt and he's beautifully laconic with his words.

And Solon is talking to him and explaining his new plan for his new laws that are basically going to create democracy in the long run. And it would become that foundation. To the Greek mind, this is a pivotal moment. individual who gave the very essence of Athenian democracy its early shoots, its beginning. Anacharsis is beautifully blunt and he's beautifully laconic with his words.

And Solon is talking to him and explaining his new plan for his new laws that are basically going to create democracy in the long run. And it would become that foundation. To the Greek mind, this is a pivotal moment. individual who gave the very essence of Athenian democracy its early shoots, its beginning. Anacharsis is beautifully blunt and he's beautifully laconic with his words.

He's told the laws and he describes them as being like a spider's web, basically saying what you're doing is you're creating a spider's web around the people of what would be Athens. But And he says they would hold the weak, that is the web itself would hold the weak and delicate who might be caught in them.

He's told the laws and he describes them as being like a spider's web, basically saying what you're doing is you're creating a spider's web around the people of what would be Athens. But And he says they would hold the weak, that is the web itself would hold the weak and delicate who might be caught in them.

He's told the laws and he describes them as being like a spider's web, basically saying what you're doing is you're creating a spider's web around the people of what would be Athens. But And he says they would hold the weak, that is the web itself would hold the weak and delicate who might be caught in them.

So the weakest and the poorest would be caught up in these webs, but they would be ripped apart by those with power and money. So from the very early fledglings of democracy, an outside Scythian philosopher went, this is only going to control the poor and the rich will always find a way to break through it. And if that's not a relevant story to today, I don't know what is, Tristan.

So the weakest and the poorest would be caught up in these webs, but they would be ripped apart by those with power and money. So from the very early fledglings of democracy, an outside Scythian philosopher went, this is only going to control the poor and the rich will always find a way to break through it. And if that's not a relevant story to today, I don't know what is, Tristan.

So the weakest and the poorest would be caught up in these webs, but they would be ripped apart by those with power and money. So from the very early fledglings of democracy, an outside Scythian philosopher went, this is only going to control the poor and the rich will always find a way to break through it. And if that's not a relevant story to today, I don't know what is, Tristan.

But this individual's kind of legacy within the Greek world is he's often named as one of the seven sages of the ancient world. So this list of the great philosophers of the Greek world alongside people like Solon, he sometimes appears on that list. That's kind of how he's remembered, but only through the Greek tradition. We obviously have no evidence whatsoever of a Scythian tradition of him.

But this individual's kind of legacy within the Greek world is he's often named as one of the seven sages of the ancient world. So this list of the great philosophers of the Greek world alongside people like Solon, he sometimes appears on that list. That's kind of how he's remembered, but only through the Greek tradition. We obviously have no evidence whatsoever of a Scythian tradition of him.

But this individual's kind of legacy within the Greek world is he's often named as one of the seven sages of the ancient world. So this list of the great philosophers of the Greek world alongside people like Solon, he sometimes appears on that list. That's kind of how he's remembered, but only through the Greek tradition. We obviously have no evidence whatsoever of a Scythian tradition of him.

We don't even know if he's necessarily even real. which is quite frustrating, but I like to assume he is.