Scythians Scythians Skuδatā (earlier)[1][2] Skulatā (later)[1][2] c. 9th-8th century BC–c. 3rd century BC Maximum extent of the Scythian kingdom in West Asia (680-600 BC) Maximum extent of the Scythian kingdom in the Pontic steppe (600-c. 200 BC) Location Central Asia (9th-7th centuries BC) West Asia (7th–6th centuries BC) Pontic Steppe (6th–3rd centuries BC) Capital Kamianka (from c. 6th centur..