Scythia
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| - | In [[Classical Antiquity]], '''Scythia''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σκυθία}} ''Skuthia'') was the area in [[Eurasia]] inhabited by the '''[[Scythians]]''', from the [[8th century BC]] to the [[2nd century AD]]. Its location and extent varied over time but usually extended farther to the west than is indicated on this map. | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | "Concerning the [[Sarmatia|Sauromatæ]] the following account is given. When the [[Grecians]] had fought with the [[Amazons]], the Greeks, having been victorious in the battle at the [[Thermodon]], sailed away, taking with them in three ships as many Amazons as they had been able to take alive ; but the Amazons attacking them out at sea, cut the men to pieces."--[[Herodotus]] | ||
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| - | Giovanni Boccaccio’s ''[[Famous Women]]'' said ".....extending from the [[Black Sea]] in a northerly direction towards Ocean."'' In Boccaccio's time the [[Baltic Sea]] was known also as '''Oceanus Sarmaticus.'''</ref> The area known to classical authors as Scythia included: | + | '''Scythia''' was the [[Greco-Roman world|Graeco-Roman]] name for a [[region]] of [[Eastern Europe]] corresponding to the [[Pontic–Caspian steppe|Pontic steppe]], which in antiquity was inhabited by the Scythians, who were an ancient [[Eastern Iranian languages|Eastern]] [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] [[Eurasian nomads|nomadic]] people. |
| - | * The [[Pontic-Caspian steppe]]: [[Kazakhstan]], [[Southern Federal District|southern Russia]] and eastern [[Ukraine]] (inhabited by Scythians from at least the 8th century [[Before Christ|BC]]) | + | ===Further reading=== |
| - | * The northern [[Caucasus]] area, including [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] | + | * [[Ovid]]'s poems ''[[Tristia]]'' and ''[[Epistulae ex Ponto]]'' about his exile in Tomis contain some details of Scythia. |
| - | * [[Sarmatia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Poland]] up to Oceanus Sarmaticus known also as [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]]. | + | * [[Lucian]]'s ''[[Toxaris]]'' tells stories of Scythian friendship and heroism. |
| - | * Southern Ukraine with the lower [[Danube]] river area and [[Bulgaria]], also known as '''[[Scythia Minor]]''' | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *''[[Ovid among the Scythians]]'' | |
| - | The [[Sakas]] ([[Indo-Scythians]]) expanded to [[Sistan]] (which was also known as Sakestan) and the [[Indus valley]] from the 1st century BC, but these regions are not usually included in the term "Scythia." | + | *[[Scythian lamb]] |
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"Concerning the Sauromatæ the following account is given. When the Grecians had fought with the Amazons, the Greeks, having been victorious in the battle at the Thermodon, sailed away, taking with them in three ships as many Amazons as they had been able to take alive ; but the Amazons attacking them out at sea, cut the men to pieces."--Herodotus |
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Scythia was the Graeco-Roman name for a region of Eastern Europe corresponding to the Pontic steppe, which in antiquity was inhabited by the Scythians, who were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people.
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- Ovid's poems Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto about his exile in Tomis contain some details of Scythia.
- Lucian's Toxaris tells stories of Scythian friendship and heroism.
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