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	Scythia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the Scythians had allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of "Scythians" to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 CE the emissary Priscus is led to Attila's encampment in Pannonia by two mounted "Scythians" — distinguished from the Goths and Huns who also followed Attila.
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed arrows, a nomadic life centered around horses — "fed from horse-blood" according to a Roman historian — and skill in guerilla warfare.
		The Scythians feature in the national origin legends of the Celts; they are also claimed by some romantic nationalist writers to have figured in the formation of the empire of the Medes and likewise of Caucasian Albania, the precursor in Antiquity of the modern-day Azerbaijan Republic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scythian (3621 words)

	SCYTHIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Scythians were possibly a branch of the ''Gimirru'' mentioned in Assyrian annals at approximately the same time, (Ivančik), even though the ancient Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus describes the ''Kimmerioi'', or Cimmerians, as a distinct tribe, the autochthonous population of the Northern Black Sea Coast, which was expelled by the Scythians (Hist.
		Scythian elite were buried in kurgans, high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch-wood — a deciduous conifer that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, for it stands bare in winter.
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed and poisoned arrows of several types, a nomadic life centered around horses — "fed from horse-blood" according to Herodotus— and skill in guerrilla warfare.
	www.freedomsailing.com /Scythia (3951 words)

	Scythia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ruled by small, closely-allied élites, Scythians had a reputation for their (A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow) archers, and many gained employment as (Click link for more info and facts about mercenaries) mercenaries.
		Scythian warrior-women may have inspired tales of the (A major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)) Amazons in (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek myth.
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed arrows, (Click link for more info and facts about nomadic) nomadic life centered around horses -- "fed from horse-blood" according to a Roman historian -- and skill in (A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment) guerilla warfare.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sc/Scythia.htm (2647 words)

	Scythia - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scythian elite were buried in kurgans, high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch-wood - a wood that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, since it is a deciduous conifer that stands out starkly in winter against other evergreens, but returns to life every spring.
		Although the Scythians had allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of "Scythians" to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 CE the emissary Priscus is led to Attila's encampment in Pannonia by two mounted "Scythians" - distinguished from the Goths and Huns who also followed Attila.
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed arrows, a nomadic life centered around horses -- "fed from horse-blood" according to a Roman historian -- and skill in guerilla warfare.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Scythian (3097 words)

	Cell Phone Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scythian elite were buried in kurgans, high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch-wood, a wood that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, since it is a deciduous conifer that stands out starkly in winter against other evergreens, but returns to life every spring.
		Although the Scythians allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of "Scythians" to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 CE the emissary Priscus is led to Attila's encampment in Pannonia by two mounted "Scythians" who are distinguished from the Goths and Huns who also followed Attila.
		In 2000 the touring exhibition 'Scythian Gold' introduced North Americans to the objects made for Scythian nomads by Greek craftsmen north of the Black Sea, and buried with their Scythian owners under burial mounds on the flat plains of what is now Ukraine, most of which researchers unearthed after 1980.
	www.cellphoneportal.com /index.php?title=Scythian (2598 words)

	Scythian [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scythian warrior-women may have inspired tales of the AmazonsIn Greek mythology, the Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a contemporary land of women at the outer edges of the world.
		The Scythian philosopher AnacharsisAnacharsis was a Scythian philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the Black Sea to Athens in the early 6th century BCE and made a great impression as a forthright, outspoken "barbarian," apparently a forerunner of the Skeptics and Cynics, though none of his authentic works have survived....
		The Scythians feature in the national origin legends of the Celts; they are also claimed by some romantic nationalist writers to have figured in the formation of the empire of the Medes The Medes were an Iranian people of Aryan origin who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran.
	www.wikimirror.com /Scythian (7421 words)

	Scythia - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scythian Г©lites had kurgan tombs: high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch-wood вЂ” a deciduous conifer that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, for it stands bare in winter.
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed and poisoned arrows of several types, a nomadic life centered around horses вЂ” "fed from horse-blood" according to Herodotus вЂ” and skill in guerrilla warfare.
		Although the Scythians had allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of "Scythians" to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 AD two mounted "Scythians" led the emissary Priscus to Attila's encampment in Pannonia.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Scythian (4035 words)

	Scythia - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Scythian elite were buried in kurgans, high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch-wood, a wood that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, since it is a deciduous conifer that stands out starkly in winter against other evergreens, but returns to life every spring.
		Although the Scythians allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of "Scythians" to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 CE the emissary Priscus is led to Attila's encampment in Pannonia by two mounted "Scythians" who are distinguished from the Goths and Huns who also followed Attila.
		The Scythians feature in national origin mythologies even of Celts: they are claimed by some romantic nationalist writers to have figured in the formation of the empire of the Medes and likewise of Caucasian Albania, the precursor in Antiquity of the modern-day Azerbaijan Republic.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=55092 (2580 words)

	The Scythian and Sarmatian Sources of Russian Mythology and Fairytales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The plot depicted in figure 1 is presented on a wall of a Scythian crypt of the ancient town known as the Scythian Naples, the Crimea, Ukraine (Shtambok 1968: 109, the lower photo).
		The face of a goddess is represented on a Scythian brooch discovered in the Belyaus burial ground, the Crimea, Ukraine (Dashevskaya 1991: 121, table 65, figure 10).
		There is a striking parallel in the Scythian art: a bronze tip represents the head of a fantastic animal united the forms of a ram and a bird of prey (Galanina, Domansky and Smirnova 1981: 126-7, photo).
	www.anthroglobe.ca /docs/Sergei/scythian-sarmatian-Russian-mythology-fairytales.htm (1423 words)

	Russian History SCYTHIANS AND GREEKS: chronology, Bright Persons, Great Events, Historical link and books
		The Scythians settled in a wide area, from the mouth of Don in the east to the mouth of Danube in the south-west; further to the south begun settlements of the Thracian peoples - the Dacians, Getae and Thracians.
		The Scythians did not create a strictly homogeneous state, although when it comes to some periods it might be said in regard to them about statehood forms with a provision that frontiers and internal structure could not be clearly defined.
		In the 2nd century BC the Scythian state, substantially reduced, was limited to the lands between the lower Dnieper and Crimea, where also was situated their capital, Scythian Neapol, close to nowadays Simferopol.
	www.cozy-corner.com /history_eng/events_schityans_greek.htm (1136 words)

	Scythia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Scythian state reached its greatest extent in the fourth century BC during the reign of Ateas.
		Isocrates (436–338 BC, Panegyricus 67) believed that Scythians, and also Thracians and Persians, are "the most able to power, and are the peoples with the greatest might." In the fourth century BC, under king Ateas, the tribune structure of the state was eliminated, and the ruling power became more centralized.
		The fall of the Second Scythian Kingdom came about in the second half of the third century BC under the onslaught of Celts and Thracians from the west and Sarmatians from the east.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Scythia.htm (1905 words)

	Scythian Neapolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scythian Neapolis was a settlement that existed from the end of the 3rd century BCE until the second half of the 3rd century CE.
		This city was the center of the Crimean Scythian tribes.
		The city ruled over a small kingdom, covering the lands between the lower Dnieper river and Crimea.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scythian_Neapol (111 words)

	SCYTHIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A treasure of gold and silver metalwork found near the town of Sakiz south of Lake Urmia, dated to between 680 and 625 BC, is apparently Scythian, and one silver dish bears some undeciphered hieroglyphs that may turn out to be a Scythian inscription.
		The Indo-Scythians were a branch of the Scythians who migrated into Bactria, Sogdiana, Kashmir, Gandhara, and finally, into Arachosia and the northwest _Indian_subcontinent, from the middle of the 2nd century BC to the 1st century BC.
		The Scythians are mentioned briefly in the Bible, as "Ashkenaz", perhaps as a result of a long-ago Hebrew_alphabet misreading:
	www.velocipay.com /Scythia (2972 words)

	Encyclopedia: Simferopol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor.
		Within the city's territory, a famous archeological site is located: the Scythian Neapol, the remnants of an ancient capital of Crimean Scythians.
		Scythian Neapol was a settlement that existed from the end of the 3rd century BCE until the second half of the 3rd century CE.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Simferopol (379 words)

	All about Republic of Crimea - Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the Crimean steppe, and then later in the Crimea hills appeared, Scythians, who were militant nomads.
		A series of ancient Greek colonies and Scythian strongholds appeared at the new coast.
		Scythian fortresses were stormed and seized by the Goths; the Goths-Alans tribal union was formed; Christianity started to spread in the region.
	allcrimea.com /en/page4.html (472 words)

	info: SCYTHIANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The State Hermitage Museum: The Scythians - Outlines its renowned collection of Scythian antiquities, mainly from burial complexes in the Crimea, Kuban basin and in the valleys of the Dnieper and Don rivers..
		Lost Civilizations - The Scythians - The Scythians - Article features this ancient world nomadic tribe that existed from the seventh to the first century B.C. Describes their society and dress, and mythical rites..
		Scythian World - A portal on the archaeology of the Eastern European steppe zone during the Iron Age.
	www.info-malta.com /Scythians (3775 words)

	Scythians - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Scythians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Region north of the Black Sea between the Carpathian Mountains and the River Don, inhabited by the Scythians 7th–1st centuries
		The Scythians produced ornaments and vases in gold and electrum with animal decoration.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Scythians (121 words)

	Scythia - ZDNet
		From the story of Polyaenus and Frontin, it follows that in the fourth century BC Scythia had a layer of dependent population, which consisted of impoverished Scythian nomads and local indigenous agricultural tribes, socially deprived, dependent and exploited, who did not participate in the wars, but were engaged in servile agriculture and cattle husbandry.
		The fall of the Second Scythian Kingdom came about in the second half of the third century BC under the onslaught of Celts and Thracians from the west and Sarmatians from the east.
		The Scythian nomadic aristocracy not only served a middleman role, but also actively participated in the trade of grain produced by dependent farmers as well as slaves, skins and other goods.
	scythia.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Scythia (1140 words)

	SCYTHIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ruled by small, closely-allied ?tes, Scythians had a reputation for their archers, and many gained employment as mercenaries.
		Although the Scythians had allegedly disappeared in the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of 'Scythians' to designate mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 CE the emissary Priscus is led to Attila's encampment in Pannonia by two mounted 'Scythians' ?
		Scythians were also known for their usage of barbed arrows, a nomadic life centered around horses ?
	www.info-venezia.com /Scythian (3584 words)

	RES GESTAE part 6 :ScythoSarmathian Tribes - The Guild
		The Saka were Asian Scythians and were known as Sai (Chinese character: 塞, Old Sinitic *sək) to the Chinese.
		The Old Persians used another name for the Scythians, namely Saka, which is perhaps a derivation from the Iranian verbal root sak- "to go, to roam", i.e.
		It includes one of the most famous of all Scythian finds: the golden comb, featuring a battle scene, from the 4th century Solokha royal burial mound.
	forums.totalwar.org /vb/showthread.php?p=1111301#post1111301 (1757 words)

	Simferopol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The world's longest trolley bus line connects Simferopol to Yalta on Crimea's Black Sea coast.
		A famous archaeological site known as Scythian Neapol, the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean Scythians, is located within the city's boundaries.
		This page was last modified 13:13, 24 August 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simferopol (108 words)

	Ukraine Info \| Travel \| Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first inhabitants of the Crimea were the Scythians.
		In the 6th century B. C., in the eastern part of the Crimea, in the place of the modern towns of Kerch and Feodosiya, the Greeks of Miletus founded the town of Panthicopeus, which the Greeks called Bosporus, and the fortress of Kafa.
		From the end of the 3d century B. to the 4th century A. D., the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol were occupied by Scythian Neapol, the centre of the Skythian tribes.
	www.ukremb.com /travel/simferopol (2085 words)

	SCYTHIAN NEAPOL Articles Scythian Neapolis was a settlement
		SCYTHIAN NEAPOL Articles Scythian Neapolis was a settlement
		This city was the center of the Crimean Scythian tribes.
		The city ruled over a small kingdom, covering the lands between the lower Dnieper river and Crimea.
	www.amazines.com /Scythian_Neapol_related.html (355 words)

	CHERSONESOS — KHERSON — KORSUN) "ДЕНЬ" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The new type of the state was legally reflected by the oath of allegiance taken by the citizens of Chersonesos.
		In the second quarter of the third century BC, changes in the steppe zone of the northern Pontic littoral had led to the appearance in the Crimea of an early class and late Scythian state centered in the Scythian settlement of Neapol (currently Simferopol).
		The city could not defend itself from this enemy and had to turn to young King of Pontus Mithridates VI Eupator who sent troops to Taurica under the command of Diophantus who, in the course of several wars, removed the Scythian threat.
	www.day.kiev.ua /267502 (1573 words)

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		\par \par The first inhabitants of the Crimea were the Scythians.
		The tribes that came here in the 8th century B. from Middle Asia composed the bulk of the Scythians.
		From the end of the 3d century B. to the 4th century A. D., the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol were occupied by Scythian Neapol, the centre of the Skythian tribes.
	web.ttnet.net.tr /users/ukremb/Regions/Crimea.rtf (2223 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Simferopol
		It is situated on the small Salgir River.
		A famous archaeological site known as Scythian Neapol, the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean Scythians, is located within the city's boundaries.
		Later, the Crimean Tatar town of Aqmescit was located in the area of modern Simferopol.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Simferopol (487 words)

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		Its branch, the Museum of Historical Treasures (1969), is noted for its collection of ancient Scythian artifacts.
		These were united in 438 BC to form the kingdom of Bosporus.
		In 114 BC the kingdom accepted the overlordship of Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontus, as a protection from tribes of Scythians.
	www.aerosvitairlines.se /swe/hurman_kontinenter (3926 words)

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