Sarmatian Education

**Spartan198** · 05-07-2008, 20:21

Other than archery and horsemanship, what encompassed a Sarmatian child's education?

**Sarmatian** · 05-07-2008, 22:01

I enrolled in elementary school when I was 7. Took up a number of sports during that time, like football, volleyball, swimming, karate... What specifically do you want to know?

**Spartan198** · 05-08-2008, 06:02

Uh... I meant the steppe people north of the Black Sea.

**CountArach** · 05-08-2008, 09:05

Originally Posted by Sarmatian

I enrolled in elementary school when I was 7. Took up a number of sports during that time, like football, volleyball, swimming, karate... What specifically do you want to know?

Hahaha!

**Hax** · 05-08-2008, 12:22

Win!

Spartan, I've posted a reply in the other topic.

**Sarmatian** · 05-08-2008, 14:15

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Uh... I meant the steppe people north of the Black Sea.

I know, amigo, just a joke. No hard feelings....

Interesting topic, unfortunately I can't add to it. Although I find Sarmatians interesting (hence the nick) I don't know much about them. I would very much like to read if someone has something smart to say on the subject. I'm just not sure how much about Sarmatians is actually known...

**Tamur** · 05-08-2008, 17:24

I think you'll have to take this one to a good research library, or if you can interlibrary-loan books, bring the research library to you. Herodotus (and I think most ancient historians) class the Sarmatians as either a tribe of Scythians or as completely indistinct from Scythians, and modern research tends towards this mixing. So that's something to be aware of when you're looking for sources.

The only things I've read specifically on Sarmatia are based on the artifacts (pottery, some jewelery, weaponry) in Sarmatian-area burials of the period. I don't think you'll find much except for conjecture on the daily ways of life in Sarmatia, but there must be something out there.

Tough question!

**Orda Khan** · 05-08-2008, 21:09

World of the Huns...Otto. J. Maenchen-Helfen, contains a wealth of information regarding the Sarmatians and is a good place to begin. There have been numerous documented finds from the various Sarmatian periods.

As well as archery and horsemanship, I would expect quite a lot of mundane chores, tending to herds, general husbandry and the like

......Orda