Gelonus

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Gelonus (genus)
.

Gelonus (

Ancient Greek: Γελωνός)[1] was, according to Herodotus, the capital of the Gelonians
.

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In his account of

his assault on Scythia during the late 6th century BC, already burned to the ground, the Budini having abandoned it before the Persian advance. The Scythians sent a message to Darius: "We are free as wind and what you can catch in our land is only the wind". By employing a scorched earth strategy, they avoided battles, leaving "earth without grass" by burning the steppe
in front of the advancing Persians (Herodotus). The Persian army returned without a single battle or any significant success.

According to some researchers, the

Scythians.[citation needed
]

Bilsk hillfort
Bilsk hillfort

Excavations at

Volga River.[citation needed
]

According to Herodotus, each side of Gelonus is 30 stades long, the area in today's units would be about 30 square kilometres. The archeological site around Bilsk, including necropolis, comprises about 80 km², and the fortifications enclose some 40 km². The north-south axis, along the

kurgans
reminded the inhabitants of the ancient Scythian burial tradition.

Mythology

In Greek

Euxine
believed that this was somewhere in Scythia.

References

  1. ^ Herodotus, The Histories, 4.108
  2. lice П. М. Золин. Гелоны http://www.proza.ru/2010/04/02/272
  3. ^ Timothy Taylor, A platform for studying the Scythians, archived from the original on 2007-07-06, retrieved 2011-04-01
  4. ^ Herodot iv 8-10 L.S. "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 3 (V. 2)". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-02-09. e p-3.

Bibliography

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  • Боплан Г.Л.де. Опис україни. – К., 1990. – 254 с.
  • Шрамко Б.А. Крепость скифского времени у с.Бельск – город Гелон // Скифский мир. – К., 1975.
  • Шрамко Б.А. Бельское городище скифской эпохи (город Гелон). – К., 1987. – 182 с.
  • Більське городище в контексті вивчення пам’яток раннього залізного віку Європи. – Полтава, 1996. – 408 с.

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