Author/Authors :
erten, emre istanbul üniversitesi - edebiyat fakültesi - eskiçağ dilleri ve kültürleri bölümü, İstanbul, turkey
Title Of Article :
Ancient Sources On A Scythian Queen: Tomyris
Abstract :
In the surviving ancient sources there is only limited and inconsistent information concerning Tomyris, the Scythian queen and all of this information relates to the war between Tomyris and Kyros, the Persian king. There were two strategies employed in these wars. One, according to Herodotos and Iustinus, was the trap baited with wine and food and although some authors never mention this, Polyainos reported it as belonging to Tomyris. The other strategem of Tomyris was the steppe war. Herodotos, surprisingly, never mentioned this strategy, yet some ancient authors did. This study addresses the reasons of these different approaches and compares the information that has been related concerning Tomyris.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Scythians , Tomyris , Kyros , ancient authors , strategem
JournalTitle :
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
