Scythian - Cyaxares killed a large number of Scythian

Time: 620s BC

Place: Crimean Peninsula, Central Eurasia

Details: In the 620s, Cyaxares, leader of the Medes, treacherously killed a large number of Scythian chieftains at a feast. The Scythians were subsequently driven back to the steppe.

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