The Greek Problem.

[OvidiusNasso]

If I am honest my favourite bird would either be a rhea or a macaw, eagles are cool though.

Expanding on the point made by Ludens earlier about smaller poleis and kingdoms attempting to expand in the shadow of the top predators (see, eagles again), when did the Bosporan Greeks attempt expansion?

Didn't they defeat the Saka Rauka or was it a different Scythian tribal grouping that went after them?

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

The Saka Rauka never advanced that far. They were confined to eastern Central Asia, and later, being pushed south by the Yuezhi, northern India. The Bosphorans both battled and traded with Schytian and Sarmatian groups, though, and was a major cultural and political factor in the Black sea area. Not to mention their role in the Mithridatic wars.

[fightermedic]

they are one of those factions i know absolutely nothing about and where i'm most eager to see what information the team can provide