Barry Cunlife - The Scythians

800
Peninsular Europe
Some Kimmerians move into Thrace and the
Great Hungarian Plain
Pontic Steppe
Predatory nomads arrive from the Altai–Sayan (Kimmerians)
New bands of nomads (Scythians) arrive and drive out Kimmerians
700
Scythian bands move into Transylvania and the
Great Hungarian Plain
Early kurgans at Kelermes and Ulski Aul
Scythian control of Pontic steppe underway
600 592 Scythian philosopher Anacharsis in Athens
500
510 Scythian envoys meet king of Sparta
490–479 Persians attack Greece.
– Scythian mercenaries fight on Persian
side
513–512 Darius campaigns across the Pontic steppe. Scythian
opposition led by High King Idanthyrsus
480 Creation of the kingdom of the Bosporus
c.450 Herodotus in Olbia
438 Spartocus takes leadership of Bosporan state.
431–404 Peloponnesian War
– Sauromatae cross Volga into Scythian territory
400 Parisades (r. 348–310) incorporates eastern shore of Azov into
Bosporan Kingdom
339 Battle in Thrace between Macedonian and Scythians. King
Ateas killed.
331 Zopyrion besieges Olbia
319–310 Scythians involved in Bosporan succession
300 c.300 Kul’-Oba burial
c.230 Celts appear on Pontic steppe
200
Roxolani attack Bosporan kingdom and are defeated
107 Roxolani join Mithridates in attack on Bosporan kingdom
100