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Cimmerians

The Cimmerians were an ancient Eastern Iranic equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into West Asia. Although the Cimmerians were culturally Scythian, they were ethnically distinct from the Scythians proper, to whom the Cimmerians were related and who displaced and replaced the Cimmerians.

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The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people from the Pontic–Caspian steppe who were skilled horsemen and spoke an Eastern Iranic language, with some groups eventually migrating westward into West Asia. They are historically significant because they represent an early example of steppe nomad movements and cultural interactions, though they were eventually displaced by the related Scythian peoples who replaced them in their original homeland.

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Key facts

Country.native_name: Cimmerians
Country.image_map: File:Cimmerian Migrations.jpg
Country.image_map_caption: The Cimmerian migrations across West Asia and surrounding areas
Country.map_width: 250px
Country.religion: Scythian religion (?)Ancient Iranic religion (?)Luwian religion (?)
Country.government_type: Monarchy
Country.common_languages: Scythian (Cimmerian)
Country.title_leader: King
Country.year_leader1: Unknown–679 BC
Country.leader1: Teušpâ
Country.year_leader2: 679–640 BC
Country.leader2: Dugdammî

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Contents

Name
Etymology
Broader usage
History
Origins
Beginning of steppe nomadism
The Chernogorovka-Novocherkassk complex
In the Caspian and Ciscaucasian Steppes
The displacement of the Cimmerians
Arrival of the Scythians
Migration of the Cimmerians
In West Asia
Reasons for southwards nomad expansion
In Transcaucasia
Conflict with Urartu
Death of Sargon II
Cimmerians in the Assyrian army
Division of the Cimmerians
On the Iranian Plateau
Scythian expansion into West Asia
Attacks against the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Alliance with the Medes
In Anatolia
Defeat by Esarhaddon
Invasion of Phrygia
Activities in Anatolia
Reunification of the Cimmerians
First contacts with the Greeks
First attack on Lydia
Hegemony in the Levant
Exhaustion of Assyria
Attack on Šubria
Alliance with the Treres
Second attack on Lydia
Attack on Ionia and Aeolia
Activities in Cilicia
Death of Dugdammî
Final defeat
Impact in West Asia
Possible migration in Europe
Legacy
In Ancient Europe
In West Asia
In Graeco-Roman literature
In Homer's {{Transliteration|en|Odyssey}}
In the 6th century BC
In later Graeco-Roman literature
Modern
In popular culture
Location
In the Caspian Steppe
In Transcaucasia
In Anatolia and on the Iranian Plateau
Ethnicity
Genetics
Language
Social organisation
Tribal structure
Administrative structure
Kingship
Assemblies
Lifestyle
Nomadism and sedentarisation
Equestrianism
Warfare
Culture
Art
Religion
Archaeology
In the Eurasian Steppe
In West Asia
Rulers
See also
References
Citations
Sources

The Cimmerians themselves left no written records, and most information about them is largely derived from Neo-Assyrian records of the 8th to 7th centuries BC and from Graeco-Roman authors from the 5th century BC and later.