52 min

Interview - The Kushan Empire with Dr. Lauren Morris The Hellenistic Age Podcast

    • History

The Kushans were the premier dynasty of the Yuezhi, a nomadic confederation that migrated and settled in northern Bactria during the mid-to-late second century BC. With a steady hand, their empire would eventually encompass most of Central Asia and Northwestern India for the next 300 years, the former heartlands of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. Dr. Lauren Morris lends her expertise on this often poorly understood group, tracing the history of the Kushans and their impact on the broader framework of Eurasia by using key archaeological finds such as the Begram Hoard to illustrate the dynamism of these kings in their presentation and policies.

Episode Notes:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/interview-the-kushan-empire-with-dr-lauren-morris/)

Dr. Lauren Morris Links:
Central Asia in Antiquity Blog (https://centralasiainantiquity.wordpress.com/)
Academia.edu
(http://uni-freiburg.academia.edu/LaurenMorris)
Twitter
(https://twitter.com/laurenbc)
Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies (Open Source PDF)
(https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110607741/html?lang=en)

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The Kushans were the premier dynasty of the Yuezhi, a nomadic confederation that migrated and settled in northern Bactria during the mid-to-late second century BC. With a steady hand, their empire would eventually encompass most of Central Asia and Northwestern India for the next 300 years, the former heartlands of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. Dr. Lauren Morris lends her expertise on this often poorly understood group, tracing the history of the Kushans and their impact on the broader framework of Eurasia by using key archaeological finds such as the Begram Hoard to illustrate the dynamism of these kings in their presentation and policies.

Episode Notes:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/interview-the-kushan-empire-with-dr-lauren-morris/)

Dr. Lauren Morris Links:
Central Asia in Antiquity Blog (https://centralasiainantiquity.wordpress.com/)
Academia.edu
(http://uni-freiburg.academia.edu/LaurenMorris)
Twitter
(https://twitter.com/laurenbc)
Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies (Open Source PDF)
(https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110607741/html?lang=en)

Social Media:
Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/)
Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/hellenisticagepodcast)

Show Merchandise:
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod)
Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u)

Donations:
Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast)
Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)

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