Scythians

Also known as Scythian, Scythian people, Scyth, Saka, Sakae, Sai, Iskuzai, Askuzai

The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (), also known as the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern Iranic equestrian nomadic people who migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia, where they remained until the 3rd century BC.

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The Scythians were an ancient nomadic people of Iranian origin who migrated from Central Asia to the steppes of what is now Ukraine and Southern Russia around the 9th to 8th centuries BC, and they maintained a presence there for over 500 years. They matter to history because they were skilled horsemen whose migrations and way of life shaped the cultural and political landscape of the ancient Eurasian steppes during a significant period.

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Former country.conventional_long_name: Scythians
Former country.image_map: Scythian Kingdom in West Asia.jpg
Former country.map_width: 250px
Former country.image_map_size: 450px
Former country.map_caption: The maximum extent of the Scythian kingdom in West Asia and surrounding areas
Former country.image_map2: Scythian kingdom in the Pontic steppe.jpg
Former country.map2_width: 250px
Former country.image_map2_size: 450px
Former country.loctext: Central Asia (9th-7th centuries BC) West Asia Pontic Steppe
Former country.map_caption2: The maximum extent of the Scythian kingdom in the Pontic steppe
Former country.capital: Kamianka ( - )
Former country.religion: Scythian religion
Former country.demonym: Scythians
Former country.government_type: Monarchy
Former country.common_languages: Scythian
Former country.title_leader: King
Former country.year_leader1: unknown-679 BC
Former country.leader1: Išpakaia

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Contents

Names
Etymology
Modern terminology
Scythians proper
Broader designations
Saka
Cimmerians
History
Proto-Scythian period
Migration out of Central Asia
Displacement of the Cimmerians
Early period
Ciscaucasian kingdom
West Asia
Initial activities in West Asia
West Asian influences on the Scythians
Reign of Madyes
Decline in West Asia
Initial Greek interactions
Pontic Steppe
Campaigns from the Pontic Steppe
Foreign pressures
Persian invasion
Middle (or Classical) period
Expansionism
Commercial activities
Greek influence
Early sedentarisation
Instabilities
Golden Age
The reign of Ateas
Decline and fall of Pontic Scythia
Late period
End
Legacy
Antiquity
Mediaeval period
Modern period
Culture and society
Language
Social organisation
Administrative structure
Economy
Pastoralism and agriculture
Metalworking
Trade
Lifestyle
Nomads and pastoralists
Diet
Clothing and medicine
Art
Religion
Warfare
Strategy and tactics
Archery
Other weapons and armour
Physical appearance
Archaeology
Genetics
List of rulers
Kings of Early Scythians
Kings of Pontic Scythians
See also
References
Sources

Skilled in mounted warfare, the Scythians displaced the Agathyrsi and the Cimmerians as the dominant power on the western Eurasian Steppe in the 8th century BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and often raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians.