European Scythians founded Persian and Bactrian empires, not vice versa

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"They thrice aspired to the supreme command in Asia; while they themselves remained always either unmolested or unconquered by any foreign power. Darius, king...

Ditches around Scythian Kurgans

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Famous Ukrainian archaeologist Boris Mozolevsky who excavated Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan and found the famous Golden Pectoral in it held the view that the ditches...

Persian Cavalry Raid Across Scythia: Darius receives ‘Bird, Mouse, Frog, 5 Arrows’ Gift from...

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“A third of the time allocated by Darius for the entire Scythian campaign had already passed. Another 21 days were still needed to be...

Achilles and Ukraine

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“Sing, Goddess, of the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles,” is the opening line of the Iliad. Achilles was the warrior who became the very symbol...

‘Scythian Square’ of Herodotus: Borders of Scythia in the 5th century B.C.

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"Scythia is a quadrangle, two sides of which reach the sea, and the line running inland is the same length as the one that...

Crane Dance and Hyperborean Cult in Ancient Greece

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Below are several quotes from the works of Robert Graves: "It is not known what sort of a dance...

Ancient gold coin from Bosporan Kingdom in Crimea sells for a record-breaking £4.8m

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"The rare stater depicting a satyr—a "marvel of speaking portraiture"—was once in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum but was sold to raise...

Scythian King with Famous Comb from Solokha Royal Kurgan in Ukraine: Details of Scythian...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z761ftJkko One of the largest Scythian Royal kurgans, the 18 meter-high Solokha kurgan in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the...

Zoroastrian Fire Worship and Purification of Metals: How and Where the Crucible ‘Damascus’ Steel...

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In her PhD dissertation 'Crucible Steel in Central Asia: Production, Use, and Origin' presented at the University of London (available at Academia.edu), Anna Marie...

Spain seizes ancient Scythian gold jewellery stolen from Ukraine worth $64 million

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MADRID, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Spain has seized ancient gold artefacts valued at 60 million euros ($63.6 million) stolen from Ukraine after thieves were...