Anthony Sattin

Journalist, broadcaster, historian and travel writer Anthony Sattin brings to life the world and history of the travelling nomad.

Sattin’s new book, Nomads, is the story of the movement of nomadic people across history. He explains how new discoveries have revealed that nomadic people built the first great stone monuments, such as the one at Göbekli Tepe, 7,000 years before the pyramids. They tamed the horse, fought the Greeks and hastened the end of the Roman Empire. Sattin says they had a love of poetry, art and storytelling, a respect for the natural world, and embraced multiculturalism and tolerance. Their need for an open market and free movement brought a cultural flourishing that enabled the Renaissance and changed history.

Sattin is author of acclaimed books including The Gates of Africa, Lifting the Veil and A Winter on the Nile. He is editorial advisor on Geographical Magazine and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.