Re: Somes questions about iranian peoples

--- In cybalist@..., "Davius Sanctex" <davius_sanctex@...> wrote:

> 1) What was the language of "Regnum Ponticum" of Mithridates IV?

Contemporary writers claim Mithridates spoke 25 languages. That makes
one wonder why he should want to do that. Perhaps the Regnum Ponticum
was a Austria-Hungary type mess.

> 3) Did Sarmatians and Scythians speak the same language?

Herodotus claims Sarmatians spoke "corrupt" Scythian.

> 5) What was the historical end of cimerii?

Chroniclers claim that the Cimmerians and the Cimbri were the same
people, a claim I believe.

Torsten