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Territorial Expansion of the Sasanian Empire
This map shows the territorial expansion of the Sasanian Empire from 226 to 651 CE.

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Territorial Expansion of the Roman Republic (c. 260 - 30 BCE)
A map illustrating the expansion of the Roman Republic from its origins as a loose confederacy of allies and those called Latins in Italy (after the Latin War of 340 - 338 BCE) through more than 230 years of alliances, wars, and annexations...

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Thesmophoriazusae
The Thesmophoriazusae (also called The Poet & the Women or Women at the Thesmophoria) is a two-act comedy play written in 411 BCE by the great Greek comic playwright, Aristophanes. The play's principal focus is on the Greek tragedian Euripides...

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Scythian Golden Pectoral from Tovsta Mohyla
Scythian pectoral, created by Greek masters from Athens or Panticapaea, 4th century BCE. Found on 21 June 1971 in a mound of the Scythian period, near the city of Ordzhonikidze of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.

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Scythian Territory
A Google Earth image of the Scythian territorial expanse.
Google Earth (Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Image: Landsat / Copernicus)

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Scythian Noblewomen, 4th-3rd Century BCE
A visualization of Scythian noblewomen in traditional festive garb.
Special thanks to Patrick Scott Smith for his research and input.

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Scythian Female Headdress
Golden female headdress from the Meothian culture (4th century BCE) found in the Karagodeuashkh kurgan in the Transkuban region, Krasnodar territory, Crimea.
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

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Scythian Burial Sites in the North Black Sea Region
A map illustrating the current archeological evidence for the spread of the Scythians in the northern Black Sea region. It shows the distribution of the most notable ‘kurgans’ and monumental burial sites of the riding nomads of the Scythian...

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Scythian Golden Man
This costume is a replica of the clothing and armour found in the burial mound of the so-called "Golden Man", in Issyk, present day Kazakhstan. The scourge and sword found among the possessions are also included. The individual is thought...

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Relief of a Scythian Warrior
Relief of a Scythian warrior with an axe, bow, and spear, 4th-2nd century BCE.
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore