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One notable aspect of Scythian clothing was the usage of metal plates as a form of adornment. As people who placed great importance in metallurgy, Scythian metalsmiths became known for their forging of metal plates, buckles, and jewelry. [3] [4] These pieces of metalwork were made from gold, copper, and were worn on belts, on headwear, and on ...
The Scythians' horse warriors appear to have used scale or possibly lamellar armour, evident both from contemporary illustrations and burial finds in kurgans. The armour was made from small plates of iron or bronze. Due to the semi-rigid nature of the armour, the Scythian variety was made as breast- and back-plates, with separate shoulder pieces.
The territory of the Scythian kingdom of the Pontic steppe extended from the Don river in the east to the Danube river in the west, and covered the territory of the treeless steppe immediately north of the Black Sea's coastline, which was inhabited by nomadic pastoralists, as well as the fertile black-earth forest-steppe area to the north of the treeless steppe, which was inhabited by an ...
The name Melanchlaeni is a Latinisation of the ancient Greek name Melankhlainoi (Ancient Greek: Μελάγχλαινοι), which meant "Black-Cloaks." [2]The Greek name might have been a translation of an ancient Iranic name [3] meaning "those who wear black garments," [4] whose later form, Sawdarata, was recorded in Ancient Greek as Saudaratai (Ancient Greek: Σαυδαραται; Latin ...
Tomyris leads the Scythian civilization in the 2016 4X video game Civilization VI developed by Firaxis Games. [25] [26] Washington D.C.–based, female-fronted, heavy metal band A Sound of Thunder, features a song titled "Tomyris," based on the historical figure, on their sixth full-length album It Was Metal released in 2018. [27]
The Akkadian name Partatua [2] or Bartatua [3] (𒁹𒁇𒋫𒌅𒀀 [4]) and the Ancient Greek name Protothuēs (Προτοθυης, [2] [3] whence Latin: Protothyes) are derived from a Scythian language name whose original form was either *Pr̥ϑutavah, meaning "with far-reaching strength," [3] or *Pṛtatavah, meaning "mighty in battle."
The Greek military writer Arrian describes the draco in his passage on cavalry training exercises, calling it "Scythian": The Scythian banners are dracontes held aloft on standard-length poles. They are made of colored cloths stitched together, and from the head along the entire body to the tail, they look like snakes.
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