1) Ancient people of Russia 
The Iyrcae (Ἱύρκαι) were an ancient nation on the north-east trade route described by Herodotus beyond the Thyssagetae. They were distinguished by their mode of hunting, climbing a tree to survey their game, and then pursuing it with trained horses and dogs. The reading Τυρκαι is an anachronism, and when Pliny the Elder and Pomponius ...