The Massagetae or Massageteans, also known as Sakā tigraxaudā or Orthocorybantians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian Saka people [1][2][3][4][5] who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia and were part of the wider Scythian cultures. [6] .

马萨格泰人（Massagetai，or Massagetae）公元前6世纪～公元2世纪时生活在中亚的锡尔河以北至巴尔喀什湖的游牧民族，属东伊朗人种。 在地域分布和人种关系上很难同塞种人相区别。

Massagetae与大月氏，语音上完全对当，所处地域相当，风俗习惯相同，诸上理由表明Massagetae人就是大月氏。 Massagetae/大月氏在 希波战争 爆发之前的居鲁士时代就已经分布在阿姆河和锡尔河之间了。

Tomyris was the widow of the king of the Massagetae, whom she succeeded as the queen of the tribe after he died. [4] When the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Cyrus, asked for the hand of Tomyris with the intent of acquiring her kingdom through the marriage, she understood Cyrus's aims and rejected his proposal.

MASSAGETAE (Gk. Massagétai), a mighty nomadic tribe reckoned to be Scythians already by Herodotus (1.201, 1.204.1; see also Stephanus Byzantius, s.v.), who settled somewhere in the wide lowlands to the east of the Caspian Sea and the southeast of the Aral Sea on the Ust-Urt Plateau and the Kyzylkum Desert, in particular probably between the ...

2016年2月26日 · Tomyris was an ancient ruler of the Massagetae, a Scythian pastoral-nomadic confederation in Central Asia. She became famous for her bravery and especially for the greatest battle she ever fought – the day when Cyrus the Great died.

The Massagetae are known mainly due to the writings of Strabo and Herodotus, who described them as living off their herds and a plentiful supply of fish from the Yaxartes. They were neighboured by the Aspisi to the north, Scythians and the Dahae to the west (more Scythians or Saka), and the Wusun to the east.

The Massagetae were a nomadic confederation of Central Asian tribes who inhabited the region to the east of the Caspian Sea during the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Here's an overview of their significance within the context of Persian history.

The Massagetae or Massageteans, also known as Sakā tigraxaudā or Orthocorybantians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian Saka people who inhabited the steppes of Cen...

The Legend of Tomyris - Queen of Massagetae. The vast expanses of the Eurasian steppes in ancient times were under the control of the legendary warriors-nomads of Scythian range: the Saka, the Massagetae, the Sarmatians and the Scythians.