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Saulius Stankūnas
Saulius is a masculine given name. Ancient history A Scythians, Scythian king bore this name: * Saulius (Scythian king), Saulius, who reigned in the 6th century BC, brother of Anacharsis and father of Idanthyrsus. Lithuania Saulius is also the Lithuanian language, Lithuanian variant of the Biblical name Saul (given name), Saul and an alternative name of Šiauliai. Lithuanian people named Saulius include: *Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 1992), Lithuanian figure skater *Saulius Atmanavičius (born 1970), Lithuanian footballer *Saulius Binevičius (born 1979), Lithuanian freestyle swimmer *Saulius Brusokas (born 1968), Lithuanian weightlifter and strongman competitor *Saulius Kleiza (born 1964), Lithuanian track and field athlete *Saulius Klevinskas (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer *Saulius Kulvietis (born 1991), Lithuanian basketball player *Saulius Kuzminskas (born 1982), Lithuanian basketball player *Saulius Mikalajūnas (born 1972), Lithuanian international football midfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scythians
The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (, but note Scytho- () in composition) and sometimes also referred to as the Pontic Scythians, were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian peoples, Iranian Eurasian nomads, equestrian nomadic people who had migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia, where they remained established from the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. Skilled in Horses in warfare, mounted warfare, the Scythians replaced the Agathyrsi and the Cimmerians as the dominant power on the western Eurasian Steppe in the 8th century BC. In the 7th century BC, the Scythians crossed the Caucasus Mountains and frequently raided West Asia along with the Cimmerians. After being expelled from West Asia by the Medes, the Scythians retreated back into the Pontic Steppe in the 6th century BC, and were later conquered by the Sarmatians in the 3rd to 2nd centuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
