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The Huns conquered the Alans, most of the Greuthungi or Eastern Goths, and then most of the Thervingi or Western Goths, with many fleeing into the Roman Empire. [61] In 395 the Huns began their first large-scale attack on the Eastern Roman Empire. [62] Huns attacked in Thrace, overran Armenia, and pillaged Cappadocia.
The Huns made no attempt to capture Ravenna, and were either stopped or did not try to take Rome. [151] Aetius was unable to offer a meaningful resistance and his authority was greatly damaged. [152] The Huns received a peace embassy led by Pope Leo I and in the end turned back.
Attila (/ ə ˈ t ɪ l ə / ə-TIL-ə [3] or / ˈ æ t ɪ l ə / AT-il-ə; [4] c. 406 – 453), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths , Alans , and Gepids , among others, in Central and Eastern Europe .
Referring to the Huns and the Xiongnu, Denis Sinor argued that it was merely "a fortuitous consonance of the two names" that had led to the identification. [46] Christopher Beckwith, on the other hand, believes that the Old Chinese form of "Xiongnu" was not pronounced at all like the name "Hun" (see below). [47]
But in the late 4th century, the Huns began to invade the lands of the Germanic tribes, and pushed many of them into the Roman Empire with greater fervor. [10] In 376, the Huns forced many Therving Goths led by Fritigern and Alavivus to seek refuge in the Eastern Roman Empire. Soon after, starvation, high taxes, hatred from the Roman population ...
Most would return to their farms after some time. Most came on foot and fought as infantry, though some brought horses and fought as cavalry. Like their Roman opponents, most soldiers had thrusting spears, throwing spears, and shields, though swords and bows were also used. Unlike their Roman opponents, few could afford metal armor. [9] [10 ...
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The Huns integrated local tribes east of the Urals, among them Sarmatians and the ancestors of the Hungarian conquerors. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Around 830 CE, when Álmos , the future Grand Prince of the Hungarians , was about 10 years old, the seven related tribes ( Jenő , Kér , Keszi , Kürt-Gyarmat , Megyer [ hu ] , Nyék , and Tarján ) formed a ...