Who Were The Scythians?

🎬 Watch early & support the channel on Patreon: Patreon: ParaBellumHistoryChannel Or become a member on youtube: @parabellumhistorychannel to unlock early access to new videos. Music from our videos: https://share.epidemicsound.com/xk7k4... Visit our website: https://parabellumhistory.com Our merchandise store: https://parabellumstore.creator-sprin... 🎧 Listen to our podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OdtsiT... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/85d... Who were the Scythians, and how did they become the rulers of the Eurasian steppe? In this video, we explore the complete history of the Scythians — from their origins and the rise of the nomadic world to their wars with Persia, interactions with the Greeks, and eventual decline. You will learn where the Scythians came from, how the nomadic way of life emerged, why mounted warriors became the dominant force of the steppe, and how they challenged the greatest empires of their time. We examine their military tactics, the role of the bow and cavalry, and explain why even powerful states like the Persian Empire failed to subdue them. We also take a closer look at Scythian society, culture, and daily life: how they looked, what they believed, how they fought, and the customs that made them some of the most formidable warriors of the ancient world. You will also discover their connections with Greek colonies, their trade networks, and the origins of the legends about the Amazons. Finally, we explore why the Scythians declined as a dominant power and what legacy they left behind. Their influence did not disappear — it became the foundation for many of the nomadic cultures that shaped Eurasian history for centuries. Subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss future videos about the history of ancient peoples, empires, and civilizations. Bibliography Anthony, David W. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Cunliffe, Barry. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. Di Cosmo, Nicola. Ancient China and Its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Golden, Peter B. Central Asia in World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Herodotus. The Histories. Translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt. London: Penguin Classics, 2003. Ivantchik, Askold. The Black Sea Region before the Greek Colonisation. Leuven: Peeters, 2013. Jacobson, Esther. The Art of the Scythians: The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World. Leiden: Brill, 1995. Mallory, J. P., and Douglas Q. Adams. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Murzin, V. Yu. Scythians of the Northern Black Sea Region. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1990. Rolle, Renate. The World of the Scythians. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Sulimirski, Tadeusz. The Sarmatians. London: Thames and Hudson, 1970. Urban, Viktor. Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes, Donetsk: Skhidny Vydavnychij Dim, 2008 🎤 ⁠Voiceover by: Nick Banas Instagram: Instagram: nickbanas Editing, maps, animations: Valentyn Semenyuk