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On one aspect of Scythyan dynastic history
On one aspect of Scythyan dynastic history

Author(s): Vladimir Romashko, Serghey Skory
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul Judetean Buzău
Keywords: Scythians; North Black Sea steppe; dynastic history

Summary/Abstract: Excavation of Scythian elite burial mound nearby Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) allows addressing to some important aspects of Scythian dynastic history of the second half – the end of the 5th century BC. According to the version of the authors of proposed article, 25-30 years old noble man buried in this barrow might be identified as Oricus, i.e. the son of Scythian king Ariapith and younger stepbrother of notorious king Scylas, about whom Herodotus is reported.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 167-174
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English