Cimmerians
E309426
The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, known from Assyrian and Greek sources for their raids and invasions into Anatolia and the Near East in the early first millennium BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cimmerians canonical | 8 |
| Cimmerian groups | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2907945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cimmerians Context triple: [Phrygia, conqueredBy, Cimmerians]
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Sarmatians
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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Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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C.
Isaurians
The Isaurians were an ancient people from the rugged Isauria region of Asia Minor, known in late antiquity for their fierce independence and for producing Eastern Roman emperors such as Zeno.
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D.
Alans
The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
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E.
Imeretians
Imeretians are a regional subgroup of Georgians traditionally inhabiting the western Georgian region of Imereti, known for their distinct dialect, cultural traditions, and historical role within the Georgian kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cimmerians Target entity description: The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, known from Assyrian and Greek sources for their raids and invasions into Anatolia and the Near East in the early first millennium BCE.
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A.
Sarmatians
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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B.
Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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C.
Isaurians
The Isaurians were an ancient people from the rugged Isauria region of Asia Minor, known in late antiquity for their fierce independence and for producing Eastern Roman emperors such as Zeno.
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D.
Alans
The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
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E.
Imeretians
Imeretians are a regional subgroup of Georgians traditionally inhabiting the western Georgian region of Imereti, known for their distinct dialect, cultural traditions, and historical role within the Georgian kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian peoples
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ nomadic people ⓘ |
| activity |
horse riding
ⓘ
mounted archery ⓘ |
| attackedCity |
Gordium archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian capital (Gordium)
Sardis ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient peoples of Anatolia
ⓘ
Nomadic groups in Eurasia ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Lydian Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Lydia
Phrygia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Phrygia
Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Eurasia ⓘ |
| cultureType | steppe nomad culture ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Phrygia
ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian kingdom
|
| disappearance | assimilated into other steppe peoples ⓘ |
| economy | pastoralism ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Iranian ⓘ |
| floruit |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ |
| invaded |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Lydia ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| knownFor |
invasions of the Near East
ⓘ
nomadic warfare ⓘ raids in Anatolia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Assyrian sources
ⓘ
Greek sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iranian ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Northern Black Sea region
ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ |
| mentionedInSourceLanguage |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization |
cavalry
ⓘ
horse archers ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian |
Gimirri
ⓘ
surface form:
Gimirrai
Gimirri ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Kimmerioi ⓘ |
| notableAuthorMention | Herodotus ⓘ |
| possibleSuccessorGroup | Scythians ⓘ |
| region |
Eurasian Steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian steppe
|
| relatedTo |
Saka
ⓘ
Scythians ⓘ |
| religionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Assyrian inscriptions
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surface form:
Assyrian royal inscriptions
Greek historiography ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Cimmerians Description of subject: The Cimmerians were an ancient nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, known from Assyrian and Greek sources for their raids and invasions into Anatolia and the Near East in the early first millennium BCE.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.