Amage: Sarmatian Warrior Queen/Regent Who Impressed With Remarkable Military Skills

AncientPages.com | May 23, 2023 |

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Multiple burials of possible women warriors have been unearthed in sites associated with the Scythians, Sauromatians (a tribe nation ruled by women), and Sarmatians.

These ancient cultures from the late seventh through the second centuries BC had many female warriors.



Among many women who lived in this part of the world, and roamed wild Scythian steppes, was Amage, a Sarmatian warrior queen who lived at the end of the 2nd century BC.

Many excavated Sarmatian military burials include the remains of armed Sarmatian women. The remains reveal clear signs of severe battle injuries, including stabs to their skulls and blows, similar to those observed on the remains of male warriors.

These findings, along with spears, axes, lances, and even double-edged short-swords (akinakes), found in the graves, strongly suggest that they all died in battle. The Sarmatian women, as were their husbands, brothers, and other relatives, were brave and skilled.

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