Scythian Nation was possibly older than the Egyptian one
We all read that the Scythians were some "Iranian tribes" that moved to the North around the ninth century B.C. Well, that is a...
Kushan Empire Fireworshiping Kings with Tridents
Vima Kadphises (c. AD 113–127) was an Indo-Scythian King who expanded the Kushan territory in Afghanistan and northwest India. David Jongeward in his book 'Kushan Mystique' described Vima's...
Royal Child Burial in Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Miniature wine vessels and rhyton
According to scholars, the royal child burial in Tovsta Mogyla is the only unlooted one known. Most likely the child had a belt around...
Waterfowl Scythian Pole-Top from Alexandropol Kurgan
Scythian bronze Pole-top: a waterfowl (swan?), 4th c. B.C., Alexandropol Kurgan, Dnipro region, Ukraine. Griffins Pole Tops >
Mysterious inscription of the 10th century Rus. Possible similarity with Phoenician script?
Ibn al-Nadim (died 995) was an important Muslim bibliographer and biographer of Baghdad who compiled the encyclopedia Kitāb al-Fihrist (The Book Catalogue). His work contains an interesting passage on the Rus in a...
Zoroastrian Circular Cities: Darabgerd, Gur, Balkh
The city of Darabgerd was one of the most famous of the Persian cities. Its ruins are located 9 km southwest of the modern...
Historian Strabo’s amazing knowledge of Crimean/ Tauric Landmarks
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe that he had with him...
Scythian King Ateas defeated Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great,...
Ateas (ca. 429 BC – 339 BC) was described in Greek and Roman sources as the most powerful king of Scythia. His name also occurs as Atheas, Ateia, Ataias,...
Gelon-Bilsk Grandiose Scythian Fortress in Central Ukraine: Account of Herodotus
“In exploring Herodotus' route through the northern Scythian regions, it is necessary to touch upon the detailed description of the city of Gelon in...
Armenia’s most famous rulers were of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty, – Moses of Chorene
Moses of Chorene (c. 410–490s AD) was a prominent Armenian historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians. Movses identified himself as a young disciple...
