Anarcharis of Scythia
Anarcharis of Scythia
fl. c. 592 b.c.
Scythian inventor credited with developing the first ship's anchor. Though the Scythians had settlements along the Black Sea, they are not typically regarded as a seafaring people. Nor was their civilization particularly advanced in comparison to those of their neighbors in Greece and Asia Minor, and these facts make Anarcharis's achievement all the more remarkable.
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