Kimmerioi
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Kimmerioi is the ancient Greek name for the Cimmerians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe known from early historical and mythological sources.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ nomadic people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cimmerians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Greek epic tradition
ⓘ
Greek historiography ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithActivity |
horse nomadism
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityDestruction | Phrygian kingdom GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythicLocation | edge of the world GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | north of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWithWeaponry |
bows
ⓘ
swords ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Ancient Greek world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernScholarlyTopic |
Cimmerians in Assyrian records
ⓘ
Cimmerians in archaeology ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Κιμμέριοι NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ethnic group ⓘ |
| invadedRegion | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistorical |
Eurasian steppe
GENERATED
ⓘ
Pontic steppe GENERATED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSourceType |
historical sources
ⓘ
mythological sources ⓘ |
| migratedTowards | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologizedAs | people living in perpetual darkness ⓘ |
| nameUsedBy | ancient Greek authors ⓘ |
| notedFor |
mobility
ⓘ
mounted warfare ⓘ |
| possibleOriginRegion |
north of the Caucasus
ⓘ
northern Black Sea region ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSources | warlike nomads ⓘ |
| sometimesLinkedTo |
Iranian-speaking peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thracian-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
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