// Antiquity
Scythia
- Period
- 650 BC – 224 BC
- Duration
- approx. 426 years
- Greatest extent
- around 650 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.7 million km²
Period and duration
Scythia — according to the map data from 650 BC to 224 BC, roughly 426 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Scythia — greatest extent around 650 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 1.7 million km², roughly 1.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (651 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around 650 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
- Babylonia
- Greek City-States
- Lydia
- Elam
- Phoenician Empire
- Phoenician Colonies
- Macedonian Empire
Learn more
- Open the world map in 650 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Scythia on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.