Cimmerians

Cimmerians appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Anatolia (Middle East) from c. 714 to 600 BCE, a span of 114 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Steppe horsemen from north of the Black Sea who swept through the Caucasus into Anatolia, sacking Gordion and Sardis. The Lydian king Alyattes drove out the last of them around 600 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 714 to 600 BCE
Duration: 114 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Anatolia, Middle East
Language family: Iranian

Events in Middle East during its time

612 BCE Fall of Nineveh

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
Phrygia c. 900 to 695 BCE
Lydia c. 680 to 546 BCE
Median kingdom c. 678 to 550 BCE
Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 to 539 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Cimmerians exist?

c. 714 to 600 BCE, about 114 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Cimmerians?

Anatolia, in Middle East.

What language did Cimmerians speak?

Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.