Scythians: History and Culture (Documentary)

The Scythians were a nomadic people of the vast Eurasian steppe. They boasted a rich art culture and played a pivotal role in several historical events, including the forging and destruction of various empires. These noble horse-lords were viewed as enigmatic by neighboring civilizations such as the Greeks and Persians. The only extensive research conducted in ancient times about these people was done by Herodotus in his work 'The Histories.' In addition to this, most of the knowledge we have today about the Scythians comes from archaeological excavations that began in the 18th century and continue to this day. In this video, we will showcase the chronological history of the Scythians and explore their fascinating culture.

00:00 - 01:12 Introduction
01:12 - 05:15 Landscape and Culture
05:15 - 26:21 Chronological History
26:22 - 32:52 Scythian Art
32:53 - 34:25 Clothing and Tattoos
34:26 - 46:10 Kings, Chieftains and Royal Tombs
46:11 - 53:30 Warfare and Weapons
53:31 - 01:05:02 Religion and Mythology
01:05:03 - 01:07:55 Language
01:07:56 - 01:08:46 Epilogue

Note: Please excuse the technical mistake with the image on the right during 23:18-23:58. I only realized it after 12 hours of rendering.

Music by:
Farya Faraji: @faryafaraji
Stefanos Krasopoulis/Στέφανος Κρασοπούλης: @stefanoskrasopoulis
Adrian Von Ziegler: @AdrianvonZiegler

A Big Thank You to my Patreon members: Robert G Ferrick

Sources:
-Cunliffe, B., ‘The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe’
-Herodotus, 'The Histories: Book 4'
-Pseudo-Hippocrates, 'On Airs, Waters, and Places'

#history #documentary #scythian

[sebjornsprauten]

AMAZING VIDEO!!! By far the best production on the scythians ive seen on youtube!

[kimberlyperrotis]

Archaeology has proved Herodotus correct time and time again. For example, he said the Skythians sometimes burned hemp seeds on bronze tripods inside their tents. Historians didn’t believe this until archaeological excavations proved it was true. (This might have been part of a religious ritual?). Of course, Herodotus didn’t get every single thing right, who does? But, he actually visited most of the places and peoples he wrote about, gathered their histories, looked at their cultural practices and wrote down what he learned. He also gathered first-hand accounts from natives of other regions. He was the first true factual historian, he notes what is hearsay, legend, etc., and what he saw or heard himself. History means “researches” and is a discipline that he invented.

[reddawn]

Thumbs up. A comprehensive description of Scythian history and culture. One of the better videos on the subject.

[kalixkatt]

Nice documentary, always joyfull to find a new high quality history channel.

[Williams.L]

Many thanks for including subtitles ❤️

[inigomontoya]

Christopher Beckwith’s new book is pretty phenomenal on this subject. There is so much more to it than the scattered bands of nomads. Most intriguingly the Royal Scythians.

[iLLeage]

This was exactly the video about Scythians that I was looking for. It seemed comprehensive and well presented, but it's the only Scythians video I've watched so there is that. No complaints here, those golden combs were very nice

[ravensthatflywiththenightm]

Everything I needed to know and remember about this people 😻😻😻

[oO-_-_-_-Oo]

Outstanding presentations such as this are much appreciated. Thank you!

[Doo_Doo_Patrol]

I like how easy this is to follow. I have to watch again a few times. So far 20 minutes and my poor brain needs a break.

[FatKat]

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I'm looking forward to binging on this channel in the near future.

[diyartokmurzin]

In total, eight Saka-Scythian "Golden Men" were found in Kazakhstan. I am glad you've shown so many photos from Kazakh national museum in Kazakhstan

[kimberlyperrotis]

I love the consistently excellent quality of your videos, thank you.🙂

[KeyhaneBishomar]

The Sistan province of Iran is home to the last Skan/scythians who left the steps after hunnic invasion, it was known as ''Skistan'' in the older times, and was changed to Sistan after the domination of the muslims. althaugh during the mongol invasion most of these folks been beheaded due to their comparetive skills in archery and horse back to the mongols. the famouse Iranian story says: when the mongol's khan after long battles finally captured Skistan and sow the hight of their men and women, he was furiouse and because a mongol could not defeat a man from sistan on foot, he ordered that every skistani beheaded so that there be no stop for the mongols in persia and beyond. it was belived that people of eastern Iran and afghanistan were very tall, they are even paintings from classical era that proves that folklore's description of mongols were true. Even the Greeks told about the Scythians being very tall. by the time of the mongols the last of Scythians of the east were killed in south eastern Iran. If one reads the mongol invasion of persia, you will learn that the mongols were defeated by khwarazmian army twice only in Sistan of Iran, because the Skistanis still practiced their ancesstral lifestyle untill that time.

[aaronbennack]

Interesting note about the Scythian origin story. There's a similar being, a Half-snake woman, called Shahmaran in Iranian folklore

[FarooqKhanx-mkjv]

As a pashtun I am a descendant of the scythians

[shaneowen]

Asha logos has an amazing series on youtube about this

[keithallen]

GREAT Video! Absolutely amazing gold works. I cant believe how old and tuff. Drank blood and scull cups? Wow spectacular crowns.

[ellen]

Since they called themselves Saka and some of them lived in the area of the Taklamakan basin, were the mummies found in the desert tombs Saka (aka Scythians)? There were elaborate burials of people who had light skin and red hair, and brought horse-pulled carts to the area. They wore plaid wool, and wool felt hats, and boots.

[Unknown_Soldier_]

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