Scythians

The Scythians were a group of nomadic, equestrian tribes of Iranian descent who lived in the Eurasian steppe from around 900 BC to 200 BC:

Origin:

The Scythians originally lived in southern Siberia, but migrated westward to modern-day Ukraine and southern Russia in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE.

Culture:

The Scythians were a confederation of tribes who lived in house wagons and roamed their territories seasonally, trading and fighting along the way. They spoke an Indo-European language and shared a material culture that included elaborate dress, body art, music, dance, and a religion that venerated the elements.

Empire:

The Scythians founded a powerful empire centered on what is now Crimea, but it eventually fell to the Sarmatians between the 4th century BCE and the 2nd century CE.