The Scythians pursued and defeated them and ruled south of the Caucasus for 28 years before returning north .
Cimerians ( c700BC ) : According to Herotodus , writing 250 years later , the Scythians drove the Cimerians across the Caucasus where they lived by raiding .
The Scythians pursued and defeated Cimerians and ruled south of the Caucasus for 28 years before returning north .
Cimerians ( c700BC ) : According to Herotodus , writing 250 years later , the Scythians drove the Cimerians across the Caucasus where they lived by raiding .