Scythians — Infobox Ethnic group group=Scythians poptime=Unknown popplace=Eastern Europe Central Asia West Asia Northern India langs=Scythian language rels=Animism related= *Sarmatians *Dahae *Sakas *Indo Scythians *Massagetes *Jatts *NairsThe Scythians or… … Wikipedia
Scythians — adj. of or pertaining to Scythia; of or relating to the people or culture of Scythia n. inhabitant of Scythia; member of an ancient people of Scythia n. Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians … English contemporary dictionary
Scythians — Nomadic steppe (q.v.) tribe settled north of the Black Sea (q.v.) until it was displaced by the Sarmatians (q.v.) in the second or first century B.C. However, the name survived in Scythia Minor, a province south of the Danube (q.v.), that… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Ovid among the Scythians — Artist Eugène Delacroix Year 1859 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 87.6 cm × 130.2 cm (34.5 in × 51.3 in) … Wikipedia
Donetsk Scythians — Stadt: Donezk Gegründet: 1990 Teamfarben: Schwarz Gelb Größte Erfolge 13 mal Meister der Ukraine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Indo-Scythians — ] Alexander Cunningham, The Ancient Geography of India: The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen Thsang (1871), pp 290–291.] [Barstow, A.E., The Sikhs: An Ethnology, Reprinted by B.R. Publishing… … Wikipedia
Indo-Scythians in Indian literature — The Indo Scythians were named Shaka in India, an extension on the name Saka used by the Persians to designate Scythians. From the time of the Mahabharata wars (1500 500 BCE) Shakas receive numerous mentions in texts like the Puranas, the… … Wikipedia
Saka — Infobox Ethnic group group=Tnavbar header|Sakas|Scythians poptime=Unknown popplace=Eastern Europe Central Asia Northern India langs=Scythian language rels=Animism related= *Sarmatians *Dahae *Sakas *Indo Scythians *Massagetes The Sakas (English… … Wikipedia
British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… … Wikipedia
Scythia — In Classical Antiquity, Scythia (Greek polytonic|Σκυθία Skuthia ) was the area in Eurasia inhabited by the Scythians, from the 8th century BC to the 2nd century AD. Its location and extent varied over time but usually extended farther to the west … Wikipedia