The Scythians 700–300 BCThough the 'Scythian period' in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years, the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people, their heartland and the territories which they dominated far beyond it continued to be known as 'greater Scythia'. From the very beginnings of their emergence on the world scene the Scythians took part in the greatest campaigns of their times, defeating such mighty contemporaries as Assyria, Urartu, Babylonia, Media and Persia. This highly illustrated book details their costume, weapons and the way they waged war. |
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4th century BC ancient animal style archaeological archers arms Assyrian Atheas barrow battle BC Scythians Belozerka Berdyansk Black Sea Black Sea steppes body armour Bosphoran bow and arrows breast bridge bridle bronze helmet burial mounds campaign century BC Reconstructed Chertomlyk Cimmerian corselet covered Crimea Danube Darius defeat defensive armour Dniepr enemy Eumeles fight force gilded girdle gold plates gorytos graves head Herodotus hilt and scabbard Idanthyrsus infantry iron scales iron strips javelin Kerch Kostromskaya Kuban Macedonian Men-at-Arms metal Middle East motifs mounted nomadic Olbia Persian invasion Persians pictorial pommel Pontic quiver reconstructed from finds royal burial royal tomb Sarmatian Satyrus scabbard scene Scythian animal Scythian army Scythian barrows Scythian bow Scythian burial Scythian horse Scythian king Scythian nobleman Scythian style Scythian sword Scythian warrior Sea of Azov shield slung Solokha Solokha comb spear Thataean Thatis River Thracian Tolstaya Mogila tribes typically Scythian Urartu weapons and armour Zopyrion