Books by Renate Rolle
“I absolutely love this book. Her emphasis on archeology over the written evidence just holds so much value. It’s an explanation of Scythian society as we understand it—and much of what she was saying in 1989 is still how we understand the Scythians. It’s just a fantastic book. It’s a lovely introduction to all the different evidence and what Scythian society might have been like…Scythians were not a united group. They may not even have associated with each other. ‘Scythians’ is the title that’s given to them by both Greek and Roman writers, and Assyrian and Persian writers give us similar names. But it’s an archeological culture as much as anything else. When we identify three particular types of artifacts in a single site, it’s called ‘the golden triad’ of Scythian culture. “ Read more...
Interviews where books by Renate Rolle were recommended
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The World of the Scythians
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Wretched Kush: Ethnic Identities and Boundaries in Egypt's Nubian Empire
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The Origins of Ancient Vietnam
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India: The Ancient Past
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Foundations of an African Civilisation: Aksum and the Northern Horn, 1000 BC-AD 1300
by David Phillipson
The Best Books on the Wider Ancient World, recommended by Owen Rees
The Best Books on the Wider Ancient World, recommended by Owen Rees
Many of us love to read about ancient Greece or Rome and know a bit about ancient Egypt, but what lay beyond the Classical world we’re familiar with? Historian Owen Rees, author of The Far Edges of the Known World, recommends books on some of the other civilizations that flourished in ancient times, from Aksum in modern Ethiopia to Co Loa in modern Vietnam.
