Siraces
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The Siraces were an ancient Sarmatian tribe that inhabited parts of the North Caucasus and the northeastern Black Sea region, known from classical sources for their interactions with Greek colonies and neighboring nomadic peoples.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sarmatian tribe
ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ |
| armor | scale armor ⓘ |
| burialCustoms | kurgan burials ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Iranian cultural sphere ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
horse breeding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trade with Greek cities ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Sarmatians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century BCE ⓘ 3rd century BCE ⓘ 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | intermediaries between steppe nomads and Greek cities ⓘ |
| governedBy | kings ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ethnic group ⓘ |
| horseEquipment |
bridles
ⓘ
saddles ⓘ |
| interactedWith | Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Greek sources
ⓘ
Roman sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iranian languages ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
nomadic
ⓘ
semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| militaryRole | cavalry ⓘ |
| modernScholarshipClass | North Caucasian Sarmatians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Aorsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek colonists ⓘ Maeotians NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxolani NERFINISHED ⓘ Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sarmatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarmatian tribal confederations ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal monarchy ⓘ |
| region |
North Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Black Sea region ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| socialClass | warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| sourceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
classical literary evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry |
bows
ⓘ
spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
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