Our #Scythians exhibition is now open! Discover the incredible story of these fearsome warriors who roamed the vast plains of Siberia 2,500 years ago. Book your tickets now for the BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia http://ow.ly/GQ6a30f954R Join us later today at 18.00 BST for an exclusive Facebook Live broadcast with our exhibition curator! | British Museum

The Scythians were nomadic, horse-centered peoples who dominated large parts of the Eurasian steppe for centuries. To settled neighbors—Greeks along the Black Sea and Persians to the south—they represented a terrifying kind of warfare: fast, mobile, and difficult to trap. They could appear out of nowhere, strike hard, and vanish across distances that infantry-based armies couldn’t easily match. But their power wasn’t only tactical. It was psychological. Greek authors, especially Herodotus, descr