Tribe

There are 41 items in Tribe:

Massagetes

Massagetes (Greek Μασσαγέτας): a nomad tribe in Central Asia. Portrait of a warrior The Massagetes were an ancient tribe in Central Asia, mentioned…

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Medes

Medes (Old Persian Mâda): tribe, ruled by a king, in the west of modern Iran; capital Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). Two Medes Media…

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Nabataeans

Nabataeans: an Arab nation in modern Jordan; their capital was Petra.Prehistory An Arab. Relief from the East Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis Among…

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Nebayot

Nebayot: name of an ancient tribal federation, living between Tayma and Duma. The Assyrian attack the Arabs The tribal federation of Nebayot used…

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Paeones

Paeones (Greek Παίονες) or Paeonians: mixed Thracian-Illyrian nation, living on the banks of the upper reaches of the rivers Axius and Strymon.Country Looking…

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Parni

Parni: nomad tribe from Central Asia, ancestors of the Parthians. A mounted archer The Central-Asian steppe has been the home of nomad…

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Persepolis, People

Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r.522-486 BCE). There were several satellite sites, Naqš-e Rustam and Takht-e Rustam. …

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Qedar

Qedar: name of an ancient tribal federation, living between Tadmor (Palmyra) and Duma. The Assyrian attack the Arabs The Qedarites were a…

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Sabines

Sabines (Greek: Σαβῖνοι): ancient people, living in the valley of the river Tiber. South-Etrurian aryballos with a centaur, found in a…

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Sagartians

Sagartians (Old Persian Asagarta): a nomadic tribe in ancient Persia, probably living in the neighborhood of modern Yazd. A Sagartian Probably the…

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Sarmatians

Sarmatians: coalition of Iranian nomadic tribes, which moved gradually from the Caspian plains to eastern Europe and threatened the Roman empire. …

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Sattagydians

Sattagydia (Old Persian Thataguš, country of the "hundred cows"): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid empire, perhaps the mountains between Iran and Pakistan. …

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