Aurel Stratan·Jan 4The Rise and Demise of the Fearful Scythian EmpireAfter holding neighboring peoples in fear for nearly a millennium, the Scythians gradually faded into history. How did this once-dominant…
Genrivera·Nov 20, 2025How the Scythians Inspired the Myth of the AmazonsFor centuries, the Amazons — the legendary tribe of warrior women who rode across the steppes, wielding bows and living free from men —…
SPQR | Ancient Rome and the Ancient World·Oct 31, 2024What Did the Scythians Look Like?Accounts of Scythian appearance in ancient sources are pretty contradictory. Herodotus wrote, “They are generally handsome and tall; their…A response icon1A response icon1
Loaded Dice·Mar 29, 2024S-word of the EmpireОживившееся обсуждение (сомнительных) достоинств (анти)утопий и космоопер Ивана Ефремова на Фантлабе провоцирует вспомнить об идейно…
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Brandy L Schillace·May 14, 2021No, You Can’t Clone an Army (But Could you Clone a Person?)A Russian defense minister suggested using 3,000 year old DNA to clone Scythian warriors. Here’s why that can’t happen — and a look at…
InMiddle-PausebyMargie Pearl·Dec 17, 2020Women Warriors: An unexpected historyTake a Hint from HerodotusA response icon5A response icon5
