Scythians, Greeks, and Persians

Scythians, Greeks, and Persians

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E5: Move from the eastern steppes to the western and central steppes in this exploration of the Scythians, Iranian-speaking nomads with great military prowess, who established a symbiotic relationship with the Greeks based on trade. Investigate this contact, as well as attempts to conquer the Scythians by the Persians and, later, Alexander the Great.