Scythia (Scythian: Skulatā; Old Persian: 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼, Skudra; Ancient Greek: Σκυθία, Skuthia; Latin: Scythia) or Scythica (Ancient Greek: Σκυθική, Skuthikē; Latin: Scythica), also known as Pontic Scythia, was a kingdom created by the Scythians during the 6th to 3rd centuries BC in the Pontic–Caspian steppe.