Scythians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23683039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Raulwing, Stefan Burmeister (0000-0001-8412-4753) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah01173 |
| OpenAlex | W4247974502 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The terms “Scythians” or “Scyths” (Greek Σκúθης, Σκúθoι ; Latin Scythae ) do not describe peoples or tribes within an ethnic definition, but a cultural phenomenon, which manifests itself in the dispersal of horse‐riding nomads and their culture in the Eurasian steppes from the eighth century BCE , where they are mentioned for the first time during the reign of Sargon II (721–705 BCE ).
Ancient history · Archaeology · Biological dispersal · Cultural phenomenon · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Phenomenon · Political science · Reign · Sociology · Steppe · Ancient Near East History · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Demography · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |