Histories

Now as far as the land of these bald men, we have full knowledge of the country and the nations on the near side of them; for some of the Scythians make their way to them, from whom it is easy to get knowledge, and from some of the Greeks, too, from the +Dnepr (river), Europe Borysthenes port and the other ports of +Black Sea [38,42] (sea) Pontus; such Scythians as visit them transact their business with seven interpreters and in seven languages.