Scythians

Caspar Meyer is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture at Bard Graduate Center in New York. He has published widely on ancient Greek and Scythian art, including Greco-Scythian Art and the Birth of Eurasia (2013).

[a] splendid new introduction to the ancient horse lords. Putting to bed many a misconception about the Scythians, Meyer gives a lucid and wide-ranging account of their art and society, buttressed by the latest archaeological and scientific discoveries. - The New CriterionThis bold and ambitious book brings to life the horse-riding peoples of the Eurasian steppe while also exploring the political conditions that have shaped their discovery and study from Imperial Russia to the present. It offers a nuanced account of Western, Russian, and Ukrainian scholarship, presenting major anthropological theories accessibly and vividly illustrating how textual sources and archaeology together illuminate the past. - Karen S. Rubinson, Research Associate, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York UniversityHighly evocative, insightful and utterly compelling, Caspar Meyer’s fascinating reassessment of Scythian civilization reshapes our understanding of how Scythian nomads experienced their world. A masterful and often intimate portrait of steppe nomad society, Meyer’s book challenges modern preconceptions and assumptions concerning both their way of life and our own. An astonishing tour de force. - Joseph Skinner, Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, Newcastle University