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The '''Iyrcae''' were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by [[Herodotus]] (iv. 22) beyond the [[Thyssagetae |
The '''Iyrcae''' were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by [[Herodotus]] (iv. 22) beyond the [[Thyssagetae]]. |
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They were distinguished by their mode of hunting, climbing a tree to survey their game, and then pursuing it with trained horses and dogs. The reading Τυρκαι is an anachronism, and when [[Pliny the Elder]] (N.H. vi. 19) and [[Pomponius Mela]] (i. 116) speak of "Tyrcae" it is also probably due to a false correction. |
They were distinguished by their mode of hunting, climbing a tree to survey their game, and then pursuing it with trained horses and dogs. The reading Τυρκαι is an anachronism, and when [[Pliny the Elder]] (N.H. vi. 19) and [[Pomponius Mela]] (i. 116) speak of "Tyrcae" it is also probably due to a false correction. |
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Revision as of 18:32, 21 November 2011
The Iyrcae were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by Herodotus (iv. 22) beyond the Thyssagetae.
They were distinguished by their mode of hunting, climbing a tree to survey their game, and then pursuing it with trained horses and dogs. The reading Τυρκαι is an anachronism, and when Pliny the Elder (N.H. vi. 19) and Pomponius Mela (i. 116) speak of "Tyrcae" it is also probably due to a false correction.
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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