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The Stoic Emperor and the Mystery of the Scythian Embassy
In this episode of Marcus Aurelius: Rome's Philosopher King, Lucas and Luna delve into a fascinating but often overlooked episode of the reign: the mysterious Scythian embassy that reached the Roman court around AD 168. Who were these envoys from the Black Sea steppes? What did they want—a request for alliance, a trade deal, or something else? Drawing on the fragmentary accounts of Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta, the conversation explores the geopolitical chessboard of the Danubian frontier, the marauding Costoboci who had ravaged Greece, and the diplomatic language of gifts and…
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