The Scythians, skilled horsemen and nomadic conquerors, built a feared empire in the vast Eurasian steppe between the 9th and 3rd centuries B.C. All that remains are their graves: the Kourganes. In April 1999, a 2400 year-old Scythian tomb was discovered in Kazakhstan. It contained, among other treasures, twelve horses completely harnessed in gold, suggesting high social status.
Cinematography
Sweeping steppe vistas that make you feel tiny and irrelevant.
Production
That sweet 1999 CGI attempting to reconstruct nomadic life.
Director
Marc Jampolsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scythians invented pants for horseback riding. You're welcome, modern fashion.
This 1999 discovery happened during Kazakhstan's post-Soviet identity reclamation—archaeology as nation-building.
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