Scythians: The Horse Archers Who Terrified Greece and Persia

In 513 BC, the largest army in the world marched into the grass north of the Black Sea — and never found anybody to fight.Darius I of Persia crossed the Danube on a bridge of boats to punish the Scythians. They withdrew a day ahead of him, burning the pasture and stopping the wells, while their cavalry cut up his foragers. When Darius finally demanded that they stand and fight or submit, the answe...