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Scythians: History and Culture (Documentary)

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The Scythians were a nomadic people of the vast Eurasian steppe. They boasted a rich art culture and played a pivotal role in several historical events, including the forging and destruction of various empires. These noble horse-lords were viewed as enigmatic by neighboring civilizations such as the Greeks and Persians. The only extensive research conducted in ancient times about these people was done by Herodotus in his work 'The Histories.' In addition to this, most of the knowledge we have today about the Scythians comes from archaeological excavations that began in the 18th century and continue to this day. In this video, we will showcase the chronological history of the Scythians and explore their fascinating culture.

00:00 - 01:12 Introduction
01:12 - 05:15 Landscape and Culture
05:15 - 26:21 Chronological History
26:22 - 32:52 Scythian Art
32:53 - 34:25 Clothing and Tattoos
34:26 - 46:10 Kings, Chieftains and Royal Tombs
46:11 - 53:30 Warfare and Weapons
53:31 - 01:05:02 Religion and Mythology
01:05:03 - 01:07:55 Language
01:07:56 - 01:08:46 Epilogue

Note: Please excuse the technical mistake with the image on the right during 23:18-23:58. I only realized it after 12 hours of rendering.

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Music by:
Farya Faraji: ‪@faryafaraji.and.worldmusicians‬
Stefanos Krasopoulis/Στέφανος Κρασοπούλης: ‪@stefanoskrasopoulis‬
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Sources:
-Cunliffe, B., ‘The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe’
-Herodotus, 'The Histories: Book 4'
-Pseudo-Hippocrates, 'On Airs, Waters, and Places'

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20 Comments

@kimberlyperrotis8962 2 years ago

Archaeology has proved Herodotus correct time and time again. For example, he said the Skythians sometimes burned hemp seeds on bronze tripods inside their tents. Historians didn’t believe this until archaeological excavations proved it was true. (This might have been part of a religious ritual?). Of course, Herodotus didn’t get every single thing right, who does? But, he actually visited most of the places and peoples he wrote about, gathered their histories, looked at their cultural practices and wrote down what he learned. He also gathered first-hand accounts from natives of other regions. He was the first true factual historian, he notes what is hearsay, legend, etc., and what he saw or heard himself. History means “researches” and is a discipline that he invented.

@reddawn2072 2 years ago

Thumbs up. A comprehensive description of Scythian history and culture. One of the better videos on the subject.

@Williams.L 2 years ago

Many thanks for including subtitles ❤️

@oO-_-_-_-Oo 2 years ago

Outstanding presentations such as this are much appreciated. Thank you!

@kimberlyperrotis8962 2 years ago

I love the consistently excellent quality of your videos, thank you.🙂

@chrism9493 1 year ago

Thanks for detailing the construction of their bows, that was very interesting.

@BraveGisgo 2 years ago

AMAZING VIDEO!!! By far the best production on the scythians ive seen on youtube!

@Erosblest 1 year ago

Man, every time I hear about these historic tombs being robbed it absolutely ruins my day. How selfish people are to deprive us of such priceless artifacts and history.

@martell9882 2 years ago

good work.

@brblakely420 1 year ago

This is a fantastic documentary.

@chriswadecki1666 2 years ago

Excellent work. Thanx!👍🏻

@thecrimsondragon9744 2 years ago

Great video, subbed.

@TimeStrangerDigimon 2 years ago (edited)

The Sistan province of Iran is home to the last Skan/scythians who left the steps after hunnic invasion ,it was known as ''Skistan'' in the older times, and was changed to Sistan after the domination of the muslims. althaugh during the mongol invasion most of these folks been beheaded due to their comparetive skills in archery and horse back to the mongols. the famouse Iranian story says: when the mongol's khan after long battles finally captured Skistan and sow the hight of their men and women, he was furiouse and because a mongol could not defeat a man from sistan on foot, he ordered that every skistani beheaded so that there be no stop for the mongols in persia and beyond. it was belived that people of eastern Iran and afghanistan were very tall, they are even paintings from classical era that proves that folklore's description of mongols were true. Even the Greeks told about the Scythians being very tall. by the time of the mongols the last of Scythians of the east were killed in south eastern Iran. If one reads the mongol invasion of persia, you will learn that the mongols were defeated by khwarazmian army twice only in Sistan of Iran, because the Skistanis still practiced their ancesstral lifestyle untill that time.