The Scythians raided and exacted tribute from "the whole of Asia"
640s BC Crimean Peninsula, Central Eurasia
Bartatua was succeeded by his son Madius ca. 645 BC, after which they launched a great raid on Palestine and Egypt. Madius subsequently subjugated the Median Empire. During this time, Herodotus notes that the Scythians raided and exacted tribute from "the whole of Asia".
