Some believe that softened by their taste for opulence they succumbed in the first and second centuries B.C.E. to a new group of nomads from Asia ​ — the Sarmatians.
Mõned arvavad, et kui nende rikkuseiha vähenes, alistusid nad esimesel ja teisel sajandil e.m.a ühele uuele Aasiast tulnud rändrahvale – sarmaatidele.