Tomyris and the Massagetae by unknown artist, possibly Agimsaly Duzelkhanov
"When Cyrus had achieved the conquest of the Babylonians, he conceived the desire of bringing the Massagetai under his dominion. Now the Massagetai are said to be a great and warlike nation, dwelling eastward, toward the rising of the sun, beyond the river Araxes, and opposite the Issedonians. By many they are regarded as a Scythian race.
In their dress and mode of living the Massagetai resemble the Scythians. They fight both on horseback and on foot, neither method is strange to them: they use bows and lances, but their favorite weapon is the battle-axe. Their arms are all either of gold or brass."
-Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1.201 & 1.215
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| Tomyris and the Massagetae by unknown artist, possibly Agimsaly Duzelkhanov. |
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