sentences:  Scythia was a loose nomadic empire that originated as early as 8th century BC.The core of Scythians preferred a free-riding way of life.No writing system that dates to the period has ever been attested, so majority of written information available today about the region and its inhabitants at the time stems from protohistorical writings of ancient civilizations which had connections to the region, primarily those of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Ancient Persia.