Early Alani were nomads who roamed the steppes on horseback (though they ... of a military leader who died heroically after leading horsemen into battle. Alkhan-Kala was first excavated by Count ...

Another creature of mythic proportions that thrives in the extremes of Patagonia is its baqueanos, or gauchos – the famed horsemen of the steppes. These beret and pantaloon-wearing, maté ...

By combining genetic, archaeological, and linguistic data, the researchers concluded that the Yamna culture originated in the steppes north of the Black ... These ancient horsemen were among the first ...

Lee Thompson to put Gogol's tale of the legendary Cossack hero on the screen, the panorama of fighting men and horses sweeping across the wide steppes ... of hordes of horsemen sweeping across ...

The Scythians were exceptional horsemen and formidable nomadic warriors ... the early Iron Age across vast distances on the Eurasian steppes. This is a development that's a precursor to the ...

Whether galloping across the vast plains of the ancient steppes or navigating the narrow passes of medieval ... While strength was personified by medieval knights, Mongol horsemen embodied agility and ...

They were exceptional horsemen and warriors ... culture have long remained hidden in remote corners of the Eurasian steppes.” open image in gallery Overview of one of the earliest and largest ...

dashing towards the goal with two teams of seven horsemen chasing him from all sides – some to protect him, others to thwart him, whatever the cost. The risk of broken fingers and jaws is all ...

Two teams of horsemen compete to carry a headless goat carcass (now ... revitalising interest in the ancient sports and traditions of the steppes. As globalisation and modernisation accelerate, the ...

Some historians have suggested that the mythic battle is representative of the first encounter between the non-horse-riding Minoans and the nomadic horsemen of the steppes. Thus, the myth may be a ...

It was Surena’s army of 10,000 horsemen retinue that cut Crassus’ army to pieces ... that area was a territory where different influences merged from Western Europe, Mediterranean, and steppes, said a ...

Credit: Captain Blood / Wikimedia Commons That region was a crossroads, a point of connection between southeastern Europe and the Eurasian steppes, which facilitated ... which had ten thousand ...