10-22-2015, 01:55 AM
I have a few things to add to this!
One book: Scythians and Sarmatians by Katheryn Hinds. A children's book, really--even more basic than Osprey--but it does include some nice close-ups of artifacts. The less-cluttered overview and timelines might actually be appreciated by beginners.
Also, I'm not sure if anyone's familiar with The Great Courses, but they offer a course called "The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes" which you can get in multiple formats:
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/t...eppes.html
All the formats are quite expensive, but they have a LOT of sales (often up to 75 or 90% off). Also, once you sign up for an account, they send you physical catalogs with even more coupon codes and whatnot. I got the DVD set (those on-screen maps are a blessing) for under $100, as opposed to the $374 listed now. Actually, I still have to finish watching it. I stopped after the Sarmatians. :whistle:
One book: Scythians and Sarmatians by Katheryn Hinds. A children's book, really--even more basic than Osprey--but it does include some nice close-ups of artifacts. The less-cluttered overview and timelines might actually be appreciated by beginners.
Also, I'm not sure if anyone's familiar with The Great Courses, but they offer a course called "The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes" which you can get in multiple formats:
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/t...eppes.html
All the formats are quite expensive, but they have a LOT of sales (often up to 75 or 90% off). Also, once you sign up for an account, they send you physical catalogs with even more coupon codes and whatnot. I got the DVD set (those on-screen maps are a blessing) for under $100, as opposed to the $374 listed now. Actually, I still have to finish watching it. I stopped after the Sarmatians. :whistle:
