Russia

Russia was a land to the far north in Europe and Asia.
==Background==
The Sarmatians originally came from southern Russia and were roving, marauding mounted warriors complete with chainmail and heavy lances.
In the 2nd century A.D., 5,500 Sarmatian]s who were defeated by the Romans in a battle on the frozen Danube were sent in exile to northwestern England to serve as border guards against the Scottish Picts in the north.