Athenian-type helmet from Scythian barrow in Ukraine
In 1845, near the village of Zvenyhorodka in the Cherkasy oblast of Ukraine, a notable barrow was opened. The barrow was...
Unique Royal Hat of a Rus ruler from a barrow near Kyiv
The hat was discovered in 1877 by archaeologist Samokvasov in the same barrow as the shirt mentioned in the previous article....
Scythian Origin. Coloxais, King of Kings
"According to the Scythians, theirs is the youngest of all nations, and it came into existence in the following way. The...
Most famous Scythian silver Amphora/Vase from Chertomlyk Royal Kurgan in Ukraine
The Amphora was found in 1863 in an impressive kurgan in the vicinity of Nikopol city in Ukraine and instantly taken...
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...
Chinese Dragons were borrowed from Scythians?
"A titan of Ancient History and one of the greats of twentieth-century historical scholarship, Rostovtzeff" (Yale quote) observed: “There is a...
European Scythians founded Persian and Bactrian empires, not vice versa
"They thrice aspired to the supreme command in Asia; while they themselves remained always either unmolested or unconquered by any foreign...
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,...
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...
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...
