Scythians had enormous stature and were a terrifying sight for enemies
"In the daytime, however, the first thing to meet the Macedonians would be the terrifying sight of Scythians and Bactrians with their shaggy faces...
The Rus raided Spain’s Seville in 844 AD arriving on boats. Arabic sources called...
Ya'qubi (died 897/8), also referred to as al-Yaʿqūbī, was an Arab Muslim Geographer born in Baghdad. Introduction to a recent publication of his work states...
The Rus were the Tauroscythians whose native land was Taurica/ Crimea. The first description...
The name Rus is first directly attested to in the 'Life of St. George of Amastris' written by Ignatios the Deacon (d. after 845)....
Scythians lived on territory of present-day Ukraine in the Third Millenium BC already
There is a widespread misconception that the Scythians were the Iranian tribes that migrated to the area north of the Black (Euxine) Sea around...
Scythian Battle-Scene Golden Comb from Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine
A true masterpiece of Scythian metalwork, an extraordinary Gold Comb crested with fighting Scythians was discovered in Solokha Royal Kurgan in Zaporizhzhia region of...
Scythian Amazons’ Skincare
Herodotus in his 'Histories' wrote: "But the women pour water into a mixture of cypress, cedar, and frankincense wood, which they have ground...
Darius the Great Flees Scythia/Ukraine: Saved by donkeys and the bridge
“Darius sent a horseman to Idanthyrsos king of the Scythians with this message: "You extraordinary man! Why do you keep fleeing when you certainly...
Tauroscythians-Rus spoke the Indo-Aryan language. Proper names of ancient Taurica/ Crimea prove it
Prominent Soviet specialist in historical linguistics Academician O. Trubachev (1930-2002) in his ‘Indoarica in the Northern Black Sea Region’ analyzed the names of famous...
Scythian ceremonial gilded silver cup from Gaimanova Mogila Royal Kurgan in Ukraine
"The most outstanding work of Scytho-Classical art found in the Gaimanova Mogila kurgan is a small spherical gilded silver cup, with two flat horizontal...
Chalcidian-type helmet that was found in Ukraine
According to Wikipedia, a Chalcidian type helmet was a helmet made of bronze and was worn by ancient warriors of the Hellenic world, especially...