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Warfare

While the Scythians may not have had armies always entirely composed of mounted archers, that is by far their most well-known approach to engaging in combat.

Among their most effective and feared tactics has come to be known as the "Parthian shot," a tactic by which an archer on horseback would fire on an enemy while apparently retreating (leading the archer to turn backwards in their seat in order to fire).