The Maeotian Swamp or Maeotian Marshes ( Ancient Greek : ἡ Μαιῶτις λίμνη , hē Maiōtis límnē , literally Maeotian Lake ; Latin : Palus Maeotis ) was a name applied in antiquity variously to the swamps at the mouth of the Tanais River in Scythia (the modern Don in southern Russia ) and to the entire Sea of Azov which it forms there. The sea was also known as the Maeotian Lake ( Ancient Greek : ἡ Μαιῶτις λίμνη , hē Maiōtis límnē ; Latin : Lacus Maeotis ) among other names. The people who lived around the sea were known as the Maeotians , although it remains unclear which was named for which.
7-699: (Redirected from Dandaridae ) Ancient people from the Palus Maeotis, present-day Russia [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Dandarii" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Dandarii or Dandaridae were an ancient people dwelling along
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21-597: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from November 2015 All articles needing additional references CS1 errors: missing title Misplaced Pages articles incorporating a citation from the DGRG with no article parameter Misplaced Pages articles incorporating text from the DGRG Palus Maeotis The Ixomates were a tribe of the Maeotes. To the south of
28-670: The Palus Maeotis in antiquity. Strabo describes them as living among the Maeotae , Sindi , Toreatae , Agri , Arrechi , Tarpetes , Obidiaceni , Sittaceni , Dosci , and Aspurgiani , among others. The Dandarii were one of the Maeotae tribes, who lived in the 1st millennium BC on the east and the south-eastern coast of the Azov sea . In the Great Soviet Encyclopedia , they were concluded to have been one of
35-618: The Roman emperor Marcus Claudius Tacitus secured a victory over the Alans near the marshes during his brief reign in 275 and 276. 47°11′36″N 39°23′31″E / 47.19333°N 39.39194°E / 47.19333; 39.39194 This European history –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Rostov Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ixomates Too Many Requests If you report this error to
42-558: The Maeotes, east of the Crimea were the Sindes , their lands known as Scythia Sindica . The marshes served to check the westward migration of nomad peoples from the steppe of Central Asia . The Iazyges , a Sarmatian tribe, were first heard of on the Maeotis, where they were among the allies of Mithridates II of Parthia . The untrustworthy 4th-century Historia Augusta claims
49-622: The ancestors to the Circassians . Maeotae were engaged in farming and fishing. In the 4th–3rd centuries BC many of the Maeotae tribes were included into the Bosporan Kingdom . References [ edit ] ^ Strabo, xi. 2. 11 ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia.Adyghe ^ Меоты , Great Soviet Encyclopedia Strabo's book 11 on-line [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
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