Scythians

The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians,[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_3-0" class="reference"> were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people who had migrated from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia from approximately the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. After the Scythians' disappearance, authors of the ancient, mediaeval, and early modern periods used the name "Scythian" to refer to various populations of the steppes unrelated to them.

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Caption: enThe approximate extent of the Scythian culture, which was dominated by the Scythians.
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Comment: enThe Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians,[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_3-0" class="reference"> were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people who had migrated from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia from approximately the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. After the Scythians' disappearance, authors of the ancient, mediaeval, and early modern periods used the name "Scythian" to refer to various populations of the steppes unrelated to them.
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Footer: enScythian warriors, drawn after figures on an electrum cup from the Kul-Oba kurgan burial near Kerch, Crimea. The warrior on the right strings his bow, bracing it behind his knee; note the typical pointed hood, long jacket with fur or fleece trimming at the edges, decorated trousers, and short boots tied at the ankle. Scythians apparently wore their hair long and loose, and all adult men apparently bearded. The gorytos appears clearly on the left hip of the bare-headed spearman. The shield of the central figure may be made of plain leather over a wooden or wicker base. .
Group: enScythians
Has abstract: enThe Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians,[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_3-0" class="reference"> were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people who had migrated from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia from approximately the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. Skilled in mounted warfare, the Scythians replaced the Cimmerians as the dominant power on the Pontic Steppe in the 8th century BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and frequently raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians. After being expelled from West Asia by the Medes, the Scythians retreated back into the Pontic Steppe and were gradually conquered by the Sarmatians. In the late 2nd century BC, the capital of the largely Hellenized Scythians at Scythian Neapolis in the Crimea was captured by Mithridates VI and their territories incorporated into the Bosporan Kingdom. By the 3rd century AD, the Sarmatians and last remnants of the Scythians were overwhelmed by the Goths, and by the early Middle Ages, the Scythians and the Sarmatians had been largely assimilated and absorbed by early Slavs. The Scythians were instrumental in the ethnogenesis of the Ossetians, who are believed to be descended from the Alans. After the Scythians' disappearance, authors of the ancient, mediaeval, and early modern periods used the name "Scythian" to refer to various populations of the steppes unrelated to them. The Scythians played an important part in the Silk Road, a vast trade network connecting Greece, Persia, India and China, perhaps contributing to the prosperity of those civilisations. Settled metalworkers made portable decorative objects for the Scythians, forming a history of Scythian metalworking. These objects survive mainly in metal, forming a distinctive Scythian art.
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Label: enScythians
Langs: Scythian languages
Language: Scythian languages
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Name: enScythians
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Popplace: enCrimea and Dobruja; enPontic Steppe; enWest Asia; Central Asia
Population place: Central Asia; Crimea; Dobruja; Pontic Steppe; West Asia
Related: Agathyrsi
Related: Agathyrsi
Related: Amardi
Related: Amardi
Related: Cimmerians
Related: Cimmerians
Related: Massagetae
Related: Massagetae
Related: Ossetians
Related: Ossetians
Related: Saka
Related: Saka
Related: Sarmatians
Related: Sarmatians
Religion: Scythian religion
Religions: Scythian religion
SameAs: 4055278-0; Bangsa Skithia; Citas; Escitas; Escites; Eskityano; Eszitiar; İskitler; LeRX; m.0fbq9; Mga Eskito; Người Scythia; Pueblos escitas; Pueblos escites; Q131802; Scitas; Sciti; Sciti; Sciți; Scitiaigh; Scytha; Scythae; Scythen; Scythes; Scythians; Scythians; Scytowie; Skiflar; Skiflar; Skiflər; Skitai; Skited; Skithët; Skiti; Skiti; Skiti; Skiti; Skiti; Skiti; Skitiana; Skitiërs; Skitoj; Sküüdid; Skyten; Skyter; Skyter; Skýþar; Skythen; Skýti; Skytové; Skyytit; Szkíták; Σκύθες; Скити; Скити; Скити; Скиф; Скифсем; Скифтæ; Скифтар; Скифтер; Скифтер; Скифы; Скіфи; Скіфы; Սկյութներ; סקיתים; ساکالار; سكوثيون; سکاها; سکوتی; سکیتھی لوک; سەکاکان; शक; स्किथी लोग; சிதியர்கள்; ชาวซิท; სკვითები; スキタイ; 斯基泰人; 스키타이족
SeeAlso: Scytho-Siberian world; Sintashta culture; Trifunctional hypothesis
Subject: Category:1st millennium BC; Category:Ancient history of Ukraine; Category:Ancient Russia; Category:Historical Iranian peoples; Category:Iranian nomads; Category:Scythians; Category:Tribes described primarily by Herodotus
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