 The Romans used the designation " Scythian " to denote many tribes regardless of ethnic origin and sometimes the term would be interchangeable with Goths ; the tribes attacking Anatolia were probably the Heruli who built ships to cross the Black Sea in 267 and ravaged the coasts of Bithynia @-@ Pontus besieging Heraclea Pontica . According to Syncellus , Odaenathus arrived at Anatolia with Hairan I and headed to Heraclea but the riders were already gone . They loaded the spoils onto their ships but many perished in a sea battle probably conducted by Odaenathus ; another possibility is that they were shipwrecked . 
 The Romans used the designation " Scythian " to denote many tribes regardless of ethnic origin and sometimes the term would be interchangeable with Goths ; the tribes attacking Anatolia <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> probably the Heruli <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>built ships to cross the Black Sea in 267 and ravaged the coasts of Bithynia @-@ Pontus besieging Heraclea Pontica . According to Syncellus , Odaenathus arrived at Anatolia with Hairan I and headed to Heraclea but the riders <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> already gone . They loaded the spoils onto their ships but many perished in a sea battle probably conducted by Odaenathus ; another possibility is that they <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> shipwrecked . 
Da Romans used tdadesignation " Scythian " to denote many tribes regardless of ethnic origin and sometimes the term would be interchangeable witt Goths ; the tribes attacking Anatolia was probably thdaeruli built ships to cross the Black Sea in 267 and ravaged the coasts of Bithynia @-@ Pontus besieging Heraclea Pontica . According to Syncellus , Odaenathus arrived at Anatolia with Hairan I and headed to Heraclea but thedaders was already gone . They loaded the spoils onto their ships but many perished in a sea battle probably conducted by Odaenathus ; anotha possibility is that they was shipwrecked .