What language do the words ax and dog belong to? Detailed answer

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What language do the words ax and dog belong to?

We are accustomed to consider these words primordially Russian. However, philologists have found that this is not at all the case. In the VIII-VII centuries BC, at the time when the Slavic ethnos was taking shape, Scythian tribes roamed in the endless steppe between the Danube and Don rivers. It was a powerful, brave, gifted people.

The Scythians are famous not only for their raids on Persia and the Greek colonies, not only for their victories over the famous Roman legions. They left us magnificent examples of small sculpture - images of animals, warriors, scenes of battle and hunting, decorating their armor and weapons, are not inferior to the best examples of Greek art.

The Scythians not only fought - they built cities, laid trade routes. The Scythians lived more or less peacefully with their neighbors, the Slavs, in any case, no mention of serious military clashes was found in the documents of that era. But the fact that there were close ties between the Scythian and Slavic leaders is known for certain. It is also known that the Slavic leaders and their warriors adopted a lot from the Scythian culture.

When peoples are in close contact, such borrowings are inevitable. Including linguistic ones. So, the word "ax" is Scythian. The Slavs called this tool "ax". The word "dog" also came from the language of the Scythians - our ancestors called their four-legged friend "dog". By the way, the word "good" is also Scythian, perfectly coexisting with the original Slavic "good".

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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The most cruel spectacle that ever existed on our planet was the gladiator fights in ancient Rome. They came from the ancient custom of the Etruscans to force slaves to fight each other during a large funeral. The Romans embraced this idea, and the first gladiator fights took place in 264 BC. e. At first, like the Etruscans, they were held only at funerals, but gradually became the favorite entertainment of the Romans and migrated to large arenas.

The first gladiators, strictly speaking, were not such, but were only ordinary slaves and convicted criminals. Later, schools were created for the training of gladiators, and in the hope of fame and fortune, their ranks were replenished with people from all classes.

Huge amphitheaters were built especially for gladiatorial fights. The spectacle usually began with a parade of gladiators, often wearing expensive silver and gold armor. After the parade, playful battles were held in which wooden weapons were used to inflame the excitement of the spectators. Then trumpets blew loudly, and harmless weapons were replaced by real ones. The gladiators split into pairs, and bloody fights began.

Gladiators used various types of weapons. They often fought one on one. If one of the opponents was wounded, then according to the rules, his fate was in the hands of the audience. If they wanted to keep him alive, they waved handkerchiefs in the air or held their thumbs up. If their thumbs looked down, the victim was to die.

Over time, such fights began to bother the Romans and they began to invent new spectacles. Gladiators had to fight lions, tigers and other wild animals. Much effort was made to put an end to these terrible performances, but this was only done in 500 AD. e. Emperor Theodoric.

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