Scythian warfare

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military history topic
gptkbp:armament scale armor
leather armor
small round shield
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Scythians
gptkbp:culture warrior women
horse burials
burial with weapons
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Greeks
gptkb:Sarmatians
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Macedonians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scythian warfare
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sarmatian_warfare
later steppe nomads
gptkbp:influencedBy steppe nomad traditions
gptkbp:militaryBranch light cavalry
horse archer
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Thatis
gptkb:Scythian_campaign_of_Darius_I
conflicts with Alexander the Great
gptkbp:notableFeature mobility
raiding
psychological warfare
use of poison arrows
gptkbp:period 8th century BCE to 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eurasian_Steppe
gptkbp:source gptkb:artifacts
Herodotus
gptkbp:technology ambush
feigned retreat
hit-and-run tactics
mounted archery
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:sword
shooting
dagger
battle axe
scimitar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parthian_shot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6