About the book: 2001 / The works of ancient writers, opening the initial pages of Russian history, are considered for the first time in combination with monuments of fine art of the VI-IV centuries. B.C. Collected together, systematized and studied by the author, the evidence of the great Greek historians (Herodotus), playwrights (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes), orators (Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aeschines) and other great representatives of Ancient Greece makes it possible to recreate the history and culture, ethnogeography and folklore , morals and customs of the peoples inhabiting Eastern Europe, which the Hellenes called Scythia. The creations of ancient Greek sculptors, vase painters and jewelers make it possible to vividly imagine the appearance and some details of the life of the Hellenes and Scythians who lived on the edge of the Greek ecumene in the Northern Black Sea region. The book is beautifully illustrated. For everyone interested in ancient history and culture, as well as for the widest range of readers.