Iyrcae
Sign in to saveThe Iyrcae () or Turcae were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by Herodotus beyond the Thyssagetae.
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The Iyrcae () or Turcae were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by Herodotus 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 (Turcae) may be an anachronism, and when Pliny the Elder and Pomponius Mela speak of "Tyrcae" it is possibly due to a false correction.
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