Herodotus in Scythia/ Ukraine: Places the Father of History visited
“Without repeating what has already been said about Herodotus's brief excursions around Olbia (Cape Hippola, the sanctuary of Demeter, Hylaea, the mouth of the...
Scythian Vessel with Hunting Scenes from Solokha Kurgan
The vessel has two hunting scenes in relief. In the first scene, two horseriders hunt a lion. The left horserider is shooting a bow,...
Name ‘Iran’ came to Near East from Europe together with Aryan migration
According to Wikipedia, the term Iran derives from Middle Persian Ērān, first attested in a third-century A.D. inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam, with the accompanying...
Battle of Pygmies and Cranes: Pre-Homeric route from Scythia to Africa
Homer in the Iliad: With shouts the Trojans, rushing from afar, Proclaim their motions, and provoke the war So when inclement winters vex the plain With piercing frosts, or...
Scythian Sword and Sheath from Solokha Royal Kurgan
The Solokha barrow, on the left bank of the Dnieper River, not far from the city of Nikopol in central Ukraine, was excavated in...
Wine Preferences of Royal Scythians: Story of nearly 500 Greek Amphoras of Alexandropol Kurgan...
https://youtu.be/wATY2fhj5Zc During the 1855 excavations of the Central Tomb of Alexandropol Kurgan, the archaeologists discovered a niche in the western wall that was filled with...
Scythian King who fought Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of Macedon: His famous...
Watch it on YouTube: Scythian King who fought Philip II of Macedon: His burial in Ukraine The gigantic, magnificent Scythian Royal Kurgan of Chertomlyk was...
Scythians in The Iliad
Not many people know that Homer mentioned Scythians in his Iliad, only they are mentioned in it under different name. Here is the passage: "Now...
Herodotus in Scythia/ Ukraine: Why the Father of History made the journey
Academician B. Rybakov in his 1979 book ‘Scythia of Herodotus’: “After half a century of destructive Greco-Persian wars, during which the many thousands of armies...
Scythian Armor Technology: Unique 5th-century BC iron scaly full protecive suit discovered in Ukraine
1976 December issue of The UNESCO Courier had the following passage: “How Scythian horsemen of 2,500 years ago dressed, and the kind of equipment they...