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Anacharsis
Sign in to saveAnacharsis (; ) was a Scythian prince and philosopher of uncertain historicity who lived in the 6th century BC.
Anacharsis was a Scythian prince and philosopher from the 6th century BC, though historians are uncertain whether he was a real historical figure or a legendary one. He is remembered in ancient sources as an important intellectual figure from the Scythian people, a nomadic culture of Central Asia.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Anacharsis
- Royalty.title
- Prince of Scythia
- Royalty.image
- Anacharsis.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- 18th-century portrait, based on an ancient engraved gem.
- Royalty.birth_date
- Middle 6th century BC
- Royalty.death_date
- Late 6th century BC
- Royalty.father
- Gnurus
- Royalty.occupation
- Philosopher
- Royalty.religion
- Scythian religion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Scythia
- Father
- Gnourus
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- king
- Religion
- Scythian religion
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Anacharsis.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0700-00-00
- date of death
- 0600-00-00
- time period
- classical antiquity
- Commons category
- Anacharsis
- described by source
- Description of Greece
- floruit
- 0600-00-00
- significant place
- Scythia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- In Graeco-Roman philosophy
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Anacharsis (; ) was a Scythian prince and philosopher of uncertain historicity who lived in the 6th century BC.
==Life== Anacharsis was the brother of the Scythian king Saulius, and both of them were the sons of the previous Scythian king, Gnurus.
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