THE SCYTHIANS
IN ONE OF THE HIGH RELIEFS FOUND IN AN ASSYRIAN ROYAL PALACE, WE CAN SEE HORSEMEN CHASING THREE RIDERS DRESSED IN OUTLANDISH GARMENTS. THE SPECIALIST ARCHAEOLOGICAL LITERATURE IDENTIFIES TECHNICAL DETAILS THAT TELL US THAT THESE RIDERS ARE SCYTHIAN WARRIORS. THEIR WEAPONRY CONSISTS OF A SHORT SPEAR, AND A DAGGER-LIKE CUT AND THRUST SWORD (AKHINAKES), TOGETHER WITH THE EXPECTED BOW AND ARROW. THE BOWS ARE FAIRLY SMALL AND SHORT, THEIR SHAPE IS TRIANGULAR, AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE GRIP THERE IS NO SIGN OF THE TYPICAL CURVE, WHICH IS HIGHLY…
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