Scythians
ancient Iranian nomadic people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Scythians[4] were an Iranic nomadic Eurasian people.[5]
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History
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The Scythians were nomadic, famous for being skillful at horse riding,[6][7] who dominated the Pontic steppe (modern Ukraine and Southern Russia) throughout the ancient world. By the 2nd century AD the closely-related Sarmatians came to dominate the Scyths in this area.
Most information about the Scyths comes from the famous Greek historian Herodotus (c. 440 BC) in his chronicle Histories, and from archaeologically from the beautiful goldwork found in Scythian Kurgan burial mounds in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and southern Russia.
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Military
The Scythian Army was the main force of the Scythians.[8] The Scythian Army were not paid wages but food and clothes.[8] Greek-style bronze helmets and jerkins were common among some soldiers.[8]
Weapons
Scythian soldiers typically used double-curved bow, trefoil-shaped arrows and Persian swords.[8]
Custom
Every Scythian had at least one mount for oneself,[8] while members of the Scythian upper class could have a large amount of horses.[8]
As for burial, family members of a dead men were sometimes sacrificed.[8] Scythian artifacts showed a certain level of influences from Greek culture.[8]
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