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Scythia
Sign in to saveScythia (, ) or Scythica (, ) was a geographic region defined in the ancient Graeco-Roman world that encompassed the Pontic steppe. It was inhabited by Scythians, an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people. thumb|400px|The maximum extent of Pontic Scythia.
Scythia was an ancient region in the Pontic steppe that ancient Greek and Roman writers used to describe the homeland of the Scythians, a nomadic people of Eastern Iranian origin who were known for their horsemanship. Understanding Scythia matters because it helps us understand the history and culture of one of antiquity's most significant nomadic societies and their influence on the regions around the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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Scythia (, ) or Scythica (, ) was a geographic region defined in the ancient Graeco-Roman world that encompassed the Pontic steppe. It was inhabited by Scythians, an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people. thumb|400px|The maximum extent of Pontic Scythia.
== Etymology == The names and are themselves Latinisations of the Ancient Greek names () and (), which were themselves derived from the ancient Greek names for the Scythians, () and (), derived from the Scythian endonym .