<<<In the early 7th century BC, when the Scythians appeared in the Ukrainian steppe, the more sophisticated societies around the Mediterranean took notice, as these words from the Old Testament attest: "Behold! A people comes from the North. They carry bows and short spears. They are most cruel and merciless. Their voices roar like the sea, they prance about on their horses, moving in unison like one man. They are an ancient people, coming from afar and no one knows their language. Their people devour your crops and bread; they destroy your sons and daughters; and they consume your sheep and cows, your grapes and vineyards. And the cities on which you base your hopes, they destroy with the sword."
After ravaging much of the Near East, the Scythians finally settled in the steppes north of the Black Sea where they established the first major political organization based on the territory of UKRAINE.>>>
Taken from "Ukraine, a history"- by Orest Subtelny
If you'd like to learn more about The Ancient Scythians and their Artifacts, please visit these sites and pick up the above-mentioned book!
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/scythian.shtml
http://www.turanianhorse.org/scythians.html
Irinka
21st March 2001, 05:04
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