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 ...

Originating from Iran, the Alani eventually diverged from the Sarmatians and went to conquer parts of Eastern and Western Europe and North Africa. Just west of Grozny, Chechnya, lies the ancient ...

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 ...