The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes

The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes « Series from 2014

Series from 2014

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Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan loom large in the popular consciousness as two of history’s most fearsome warrior-leaders.

Yet few people today are aware of their place in a succession of nomadic warriors who emerged from the Eurasian steppes to seize control of civilizations.

Get startling new insights on how the world was shaped and discover cultures and empires you’ve likely never encountered.

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The Rise of the Steppe Nomads

Early Nomads and China

The Han Emperors and Xiongnu at War

Scythians, Greeks, and Persians

The Parthians

Kushans, Sacae, and the Silk Road

Rome and the Sarmatians

Trade across the Tarim Basin

Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Christianity

Rome and the Huns

Attila the Hun - Scourge of God

Sassanid Shahs and the Hephthalites

The Turks - Transformation of the Steppes

Turkmen Khagans and Tang Emperors

Avars, Bulgars, and Constantinople

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The Clash between Turks and the Caliphate

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The Rise of the Seljuk Turks

Turks in Anatolia and India

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