Tracing Polish ancestry back to the ancient Sarmatians was a prevalent myth that influenced politics, arts and culture from the 16th century onwards. But what was everyday life like during the ...

The decadent and outlandish nobility known as the Polish Sarmatians are often said to have brought down the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through their mistakes and hubris. The novelist Wojciech ...

Related: 2,000-year-old gold jewelry from mysterious culture discovered in Kazakhstan The nomadic Sarmatians dominated the steppe between Eastern Europe and Central Asia from about the fifth ...