Reasons of the Collapse of Scythian Empire

Scythians had expanded over a large area from the Great Wall of China in the east to the Danube River in the west. Hanging down through Caucasia they had even shown their effectiveness on the Frontal-Asia. They had founded a powerful steppe empire which subsisted for a long period of time. Like many similar examples Scythian Empire had experienced such periods as the foundation, rise, decline and collapse. There were several reasons of the decandence of Scythian Empire namely geographic, demographic, economical, political and military. The empire had gradually lost its sovereignty as the percentage of its founding element in the total population decreased. Pasturages and the main trade centers got out of hand; new military equipments could not be developed and as a result the breakdown of the empire was quickened.