Scythians

Target entity: Scythians
Context triple: [Fall of Nineveh, combatant, Scythians]

• A. Sarmatians
  The Sarmatians were an ancient confederation of Iranian-speaking nomadic tribes who dominated the Pontic–Caspian steppe and played a major role in the history of Eastern Europe from the Classical to the early medieval period.
• B. Cimmerians
  The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, known from Assyrian and Greek sources for their raids and invasions into Anatolia and the Near East in the early first millennium BCE.
• C. Pontic Scythian
  Pontic Scythian is an ancient Eastern Iranian dialect once spoken by Scythian groups inhabiting the northern Black Sea (Pontic) region.
• D. Thracians
  Thracians were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the region of Thrace in Southeast Europe, known for their warrior culture, distinctive art, and interactions with Greek, Persian, and later Roman civilizations.
• E. Onogurs
  The Onogurs were a confederation of early medieval Turkic-speaking nomadic tribes active in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, closely associated with the origins of the Bulgars.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Scythians
Target entity description: The Scythians were a group of ancient Iranian nomadic tribes famed for their skilled horsemanship, archery, and warrior culture, who dominated the Eurasian steppe from roughly the 9th to 2nd centuries BCE.

• A. Sarmatians
  The Sarmatians were an ancient confederation of Iranian-speaking nomadic tribes who dominated the Pontic–Caspian steppe and played a major role in the history of Eastern Europe from the Classical to the early medieval period.
• B. Cimmerians
  The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, known from Assyrian and Greek sources for their raids and invasions into Anatolia and the Near East in the early first millennium BCE.
• C. Pontic Scythian
  Pontic Scythian is an ancient Eastern Iranian dialect once spoken by Scythian groups inhabiting the northern Black Sea (Pontic) region.
• D. Thracians
  Thracians were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the region of Thrace in Southeast Europe, known for their warrior culture, distinctive art, and interactions with Greek, Persian, and later Roman civilizations.
• E. Onogurs
  The Onogurs were a confederation of early medieval Turkic-speaking nomadic tribes active in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, closely associated with the origins of the Bulgars.
• F. None of above. chosen