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...
Why Scythians chased a hare before the battle with Darius the Great
Renown Scythologyst Dr. Dmitry Raevsky (1941-2004) observed: “There is a curious motif on the gold appliques from Kul-Oba and on the silver appliques from the...
Siversky Donets River, not the Don, is the Tanais of Ptolemy and Herodotus: Eastern...
Ptolemy, the famed Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, in his second most well-known work, Geography (Book 3.5), provides coordinates of the...
Persian Cavalry Raid Across Scythia: Darius receives ‘Bird, Mouse, Frog, 5 Arrows’ Gift from...
“A third of the time allocated by Darius for the entire Scythian campaign had already passed. Another 21 days were still needed to be...
Russian ‘renovation’ of Kyiv St. Sophia frescoes in 1850s became ‘an act of vandalism...
"In the summer of 1843, during Solntsev’s stay in Kyiv, a discovery in the Kyivan St. Sophia led to one of the most thorough...
Amazon Sarcophagus from Terquinii, Etruscan Culture
The sarcophagus, painted with various scenes of an Amazonomachia, was discovered in 1869 in a grave at a little distance from Corneto, a city in...
Scythian Heracles and Medusa gold plates from Chmyreva Barrow in Ukraine
"Harness and cars were decorated with all imaginable metal plates of gold or bronze. Especially important were the frontlets and cheek ornaments on the...
Which famous Ukrainians could represent Royal Scythians?
News Site in the USA: "Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra”, a four-part docuseries exploring the life and reign of Cleopatra, was released this month to almost...
Scythian Couple locked in loving embrace for 3,000 years found in burial in...
The burial of the Scythian pair, husband and wife was found in the Ternopil region in Ukraine. It dates to circa 1,000 B.C. Professor...
