The Pausicae (Greek: Παυσίκαι) were an ancient nomadic tribe, generally identified by modern scholars as an Iranian-speaking people of Central Asia. They are primarily known from classical Greek historiography, specifically the works of Herodotus.
The Caspians (Persian: کاسپیها, Kâspi-hâ or کاسپیان, Kâspiyân; Greek: Κάσπιοι, Káspioi; Aramaic: ܟܣܦܝ, kspy; Old Armenian: Կասպք, Kaspk’; Latin: Caspi, Caspiani) were a people of antiquity who dwelt along the southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea,...
The Pantimathi (Ancient Greek: Παντίμαθοι) were an anicient Iranian tribe that inhabited Caspiana during antiquity.
The Dareitai (Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖται) were an ancient Iranian tribe whose land made up a special and large part of Media. The Dareitai and Pantimati people may have been part of the Cadusii.
Herodotus divided the Achaemenid Empire into 20 districts for the purpose of tribute payments. The following is a description of the ethnic makeup of the districts and the amount they paid in taxes, translated from Herodotus' Histories.
