people
Sarmatae
the Sarmatians
Nomadic horse-and-wagon peoples of the steppe east of Germany; a foil to the settled, shield-bearing Germans.
Reading notes
- The Annals §6.33 Sarmatians
Nomadic horse-peoples of the steppe, hired to both sides of the Armenian war.
- The Germania §1 Sarmatians
Nomadic steppe peoples east of Germany who live 'in wagon and on horse' — the Germania's standing contrast to the settled Germans.
- The Histories §1.2 Sarmatians
Nomadic horse-peoples of the steppe north of the Danube, a recurring threat on Rome's eastern European frontier.