Cimmerians Displaced by Scythians

700 BCE · Kuzey Karadeniz Bozkırı · military

The Scythians attacked westward from the river Tanais (Don); the Cimmerian confederation split in two — one branch was destroyed by the Scythians in the north, while the other crossed the Caucasus into Anatolia.

Herodotus recounts this event in detail; the Scythian-Cimmerian confrontation was the first great displacement of a people in the history of the steppe.

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What was Cimmerians Displaced by Scythians?
The Scythians attacked westward from the river Tanais (Don); the Cimmerian confederation split in two — one branch was destroyed by the Scythians in the north, while the other crossed the Caucasus into Anatolia.
When did Cimmerians Displaced by Scythians happen?
700 BCE
Where did Cimmerians Displaced by Scythians take place?
Kuzey Karadeniz Bozkırı