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The Sarmatians (/ sɑːrˈmeɪʃiənz /; Ancient Greek: Σαρμάται, romanized: Sarmatai; Latin: Sarmatae [ˈsarmatae̯]) were a large confederation of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from about the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.
Sarmatian, member of a people originally of Iranian stock who migrated from Central Asia to the Ural Mountains between the 6th and 4th century bc and eventually settled in most of southern European Russia and the eastern Balkans.
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Jul 15, 2020 · The Sarmatians were a powerful tribal confederation from the Scythian group of peoples. This representation of Scythians shooting with bows was found in the ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, now in modern Ukraine.
Jan 15, 2019 · The Sarmatians were Indo-European nomads related to modern Iranians. In the 4 th century BC, they partially replaced, partially joined, the former rulers of eastern Europe, the Scythians. The switching of power and name was a pattern that often repeated itself on the steppe.
The Sarmatians (/ s ɑːr ˈ m eɪ ʃ i ə n z /; Latin: Sarmatae, Sauromatae) were groups of Iranic peoples that lived in a region called Sarmatia that is the present day Ukraine near the Black Sea shore. They were flourishing from 5th century BC to the 4-5th century AD.
SARMATIANS. Between the sixth and fourth centuries b.c.e., the Sarmatians settled in what is today southern Russia, eventually replacing the Scythians as the dominant tribe in this region. They vanished from the historical record after their land was overrun by the Huns in the late fourth century c.e., and little is known about them.
Sarmatians: coalition of Iranian nomadic tribes, which moved gradually from the Caspian plains to eastern Europe and threatened the Roman empire.
