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Scythians (Greek: Σκύθαι) were an ancient Iranian people of the Pontic steppe.
Scythian may also refer to:
History
editAncient historical group
edit- Scythian languages, a group of Eastern Iranian languages
- Scythia, a region in Central Eurasia
- Scythian religion, the religion of the Scythians
- Scythian cultures, a groups of similar Iron Age cultures on the Eurasian Steppe
- Scythian art, art produced by the Scythian cultures
Roman Empire and Byzantium
edit- Scythian Monks, Christian monks from Scythian Minor of the Roman Empire
- John the Scythian, Eastern Roman Empire military officer
- Andrew the Scythian, Byzantine military officer
Other uses
edit- Scythian (band), U.S. Celtic rock band
- The Scythian (Russian: Скиф), a 2018 Russian swords-and-sandals-and-sorcery film
- HMS Scythian (P237), a WWII Royal Navy S-class submarine
- Scythian (geologic stage), the former name of the Early Triassic