Sarmatians

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The Sarmatians were an ancient confederation of Iranian-speaking nomadic tribes who dominated the Pontic–Caspian steppe and played a major role in the history of Eastern Europe from the Classical to the early medieval period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian people
ancient people
nomadic confederation
burialCustoms kurgan tumuli
causeOfDecline Gothic and Hunnic invasions
confederationOf Aorsi
Iazyges
Sarmatians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roxolani

Siraces
cultureType steppe culture
declinePeriod 4th century CE
dominantIn Pontic–Caspian steppe
economy animal husbandry
horse pastoralism
trade with sedentary neighbors
ethnicity Iranian-speaking
influenced Alans
Roman military cavalry traditions
early Slavic cultures
languageBranch Eastern Iranian languages
languageFamily Iranian languages
lifestyle nomadic
pastoralist
materialCulture composite bows
horse harness ornaments
scale armor
mentionedBy Herodotus
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
Tacitus
militaryType cavalry-based
neighbor Germanic peoples
surface form: Germanic tribes

Roman Empire
Scythia
surface form: Scythians

Thracians
partOf Iranian steppe world
playedRoleIn history of Eastern Europe
region Eastern Europe
Pontic–Caspian steppe
relatedEthnicGroup Alans
Iazyges
Sarmatians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roxolani

Scythia
surface form: Scythians

Siraces
religion polytheism
timePeriod Classical antiquity
Late Antiquity
early medieval period
warfareSpecialization cataphracts
heavy cavalry

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Iranian peoples hasPart Sarmatians
Alans relatedEthnicallyTo Sarmatians
Alans neighboringPeoples Sarmatians
Iazyges relatedTo Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Roxolani
Iazyges relatedTo Sarmatians
Costoboci neighboringGroup Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Roxolani
Eurasian Steppe inhabitedBy Sarmatians
Quadi neighboringPeople Sarmatians
Ossetia historicalInfluenceFrom Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Scytho-Sarmatian peoples
Scythia influenced Sarmatians
Classis Moesica hasOpponents Sarmatians
Huns neighborOf Sarmatians
Taurica hasInhabitant Sarmatians
Colchians borderedBy Sarmatians
Dacia Ripensis defendedAgainst Sarmatians
Sarmatians relatedEthnicGroup Sarmatians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roxolani
Sarmatians confederationOf Sarmatians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roxolani
Moesia Inferior facedRaidsFrom Sarmatians
Scythian languages hasDialect Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Sarmatian
Alanian partOf Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Scytho-Sarmatian branch
Peucini neighboringPeoples Sarmatians
Late Scythian kingdom sharesBorderWith Sarmatians
this entity surface form: Sarmatian tribes
Late Scythian kingdom engagedIn Sarmatians
this entity surface form: conflicts with Sarmatians
Olbia Pontica attackedBy Sarmatians