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Kanishka the Great (The Kushans)

Kanishka the Great (The Kushans)

Heroes and Howlers
28 min
11 Sep 23
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“To follow the Silk Road is to follow a ghost. It flows through the heart of Asia, but it has officially vanished leaving behind the pattern of its restlessness: counterfeit borders, unmapped peoples.” Colin Thubron, Shadow of the Silk Road Rather than being a bridge to link East and West, The Silk Road was a web of routes growing ever outwards. From its heart in Central Asia, it would stretch to all four corners of the continent. Yet its architects, The Kushans, like the network itself have all but vanished - Paul and Mikey go in search of this lost people, and the ‘ghost’ of their leader, Kanishka the Great.   Get in touch and follow Heroes & Howlers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.