Sarmatians
Large Iranian confederation that existed in classical antiquity
Summary
The Sarmatians were a large confederation of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from around the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD.
Originally created by 62.30.112.2
10/26/2002, 6:37:37 PM
Modified
5/11/2026, 9:53:13 PM
Recent revisions
/* Etymology */ link in caption
/* Etymology */ uppercase per direct link (Roman Empire)
/* In the Pontic Steppe and Europe */ Added missing links
/* In the Pontic Steppe and Europe */ Added missing links
/* In the Pontic Steppe and Europe */ Added missing links
/* In the Pontic Steppe and Europe */ Added missing links
Moving [[:Category:Peoples of the Caucasus]] to [[:Category:Ethnic groups in the Caucasus]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 February 28]]
/* Physical appearance */
uppercase per direct link (Trajan's Column)
/* Language */
/* Language */
Restoring sourced content
/* History */ Refers to sauromatian burials, not sarmatians, little proof of the nature of interaction either.
/* Ethnology */ formatting fix
[[WP:NOPIPE|unpiped]] links using [[User:Nardog/Unpipe|script]]
/* Legacy */ related to Polish Sarmatism
/* Legacy */ rm unreliable
Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/~2025-43238-66|~2025-43238-66]] ([[User talk:~2025-43238-66|talk]]): Not an improvement
Iran is a XX century state, Iranian is a citizen of the contemporary Iran, Iranic or prot-Iranic tribes were the ancient Iranic aka "ancient Iranians"... Link needs edit /Ttitle linked needs edit inserting (proto) Iranic before */Iranian* in the title.
