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| | The Ancient Scythians of Cis-Caucasia |
 | | Some historians think that the prophet Jeremiah had the Scythians in mind when he warned the Israelites that warriors would come who are cruel and have no mercy, their voice roareth like the sea and they ride upon horses, every one put in array, as men for war against thee. |
 | | In about 513 BC the nomads attracted the attention of Darius I, King of Persia, who journeyed more than a thousand miles to chastise them. |
 | | What is clear is that, by the mid 7th century BC, there were a great many Scythians in western Iran, that they, along with the Medes and other groups, posed a serious threat to Assyria and that their appearance threw previous power alignments quite out of balance... |
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