Author: Kathryn Hinds
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761445197
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Learn all there is to know about Scythians and Sarmatians, who played a compelling but often overlooked role in ancient history.
Author: Tadeusz Sulimirski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500020715
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 267
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Author: Gabriele Esposito
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1399047396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The Scythians and Sarmatians, nomadic horse warriors, ruled the Black Sea with archery and swift cavalry. The Scythians were a horse nomads from the central Eurasian steppes who migrated south and west into the region around the Black Sea from the seventh century BC which they dominated until replaced and absorbed by the very similar Sarmatians from the third century BC. A harsh life spent riding, herding and hunting on the steppes made them into tough warriors, and highly skilled horsemen and archers. Their armies were highly mobile, mostly comprising swift mounted archers capable of elusive hit-and-run attacks but with the wealthier warriors constituting a core of heavier cavalry, armored and equipped for close combat. Over hundreds of years the Scythians fought, and often defeated, such notable opponents as the Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Greeks and Macedonians. Their Sarmatian successors continued the tradition, being among the Romans’ most dangerous opponents for several centuries. Gabriele Esposito discusses these remarkable warriors of the steppes, analysing what made them such formidable opponents to their neighbours over the centuries. He describes in detail their weapons, armor, equipment and tactics as they evolved over the centuries. The fascinating text is supported by dozens of beautiful color photographs of replica costume, arms and equipment in use.
Author: Richard Brzezinski
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841764856
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Sarmatians - one of the many nomadic groups to emerge from the great Eurasian Steppe - crossed the Don in about the 3rd century BC to displace their western neighbours, the Scythians, in the lands north of the Black Sea. Later they burst into Asia Minor and Rome's Danube provinces, becoming famous for the prowess of their lance-armed cavalry - first as enemies, and later as allies of Rome. They influenced Rome's adoption of heavy armoured cavalry, and in Roman service they were even posted to Britain. Drawing upon a wide reading of Classical authors and of Russian archaeological publications, this fascinating study is the first major English language attempt to reconstruct their armour, equipment and tactics.
Author: Valeriya Kozlovskaya
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107019516
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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The Northern Black Sea in Antiquity brings together the latest research on an important region of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author: Captivating History
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950922581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Masters of the horse, the Scythians and Sarmatians opened the Eurasian Steppe to nomadic civilizations like it had never seen before. For the first time, a group of tribes sharing a common culture called the Steppe their home, adapting themselves to its harshness.
Author: Joan Aruz
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392058
Category : Art, Scythian
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Author: Eszter Istvánovits
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783795432348
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: János Harmatta
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Category : Iranian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Author: Karl Köhler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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