Huns

Huns
   Nomadic people from Asia who appeared in the West in 375, defeating the Ostrogoths and driving the Visigoths (qq.v.) across the Danube (q.v.) in 376. Under their "king" Attila (q.v.), from 434-453, the Hunnic empire reached its greatest extent; after his death it disintegrated. The overall historical role of the Huns is controversial. It can be argued that the Huns helped to delay the breakup of the Roman Empire in the West by the control they exerted over Germanic peoples beyond the Danube, and that they served another valuable function in supplying mercenaries for imperial armies. It can also be argued that the Huns hastened the process of disintegration by driving the Germans, especially the Visigoths, deeper and far earlier into imperial territory. Another Hunnic people, the Ephthalites (q.v.), the so-called "White Huns" (due to their fair complexion), menaced Persia (q.v.) from 427-557.

Historical Dictionary of Byzantium . .

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Huns — nom donné à des peuplades asiatiques originaires des steppes du sud de la Sibérie qui pénétrèrent aux IVe et Ve s. en Europe. Au Ve s., sous la conduite d Attila, les Huns passèrent le Rhin à Mayence, pénétrèrent en Gaule de l E., allant jusqu à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • huns — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí plural …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Huns — The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi nomads, [Walter Pohl has remarked early medieval peoples were far less homogeneous than often thought. They themselves shared the fundamental belief to be of common… …   Wikipedia

  • Huns —    Nomadic steppe people who were skilled horsemen and great warriors and who challenged the power of the Roman Empire in the late fourth and fifth centuries. Although the Huns were never a direct threat to the existence of the empire, they did… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

  • Huns — Les Huns au combat contre les Alains : illustration de Geiger (1873) . Les Huns sont un ancien peuple nomade originaire de l’Asie centrale, dont la présence en Europe est attestée à partir du IVe siècle. Sommai …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Húns — 53°9′36″N 5°40′3″E / 53.16, 5.6675 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HUNS (archéologie et art) — Les Huns venus d’Asie, d’origine turque, ougrienne ou mongole selon les chercheurs, descendent peut être des Xiong nu d’Asie centrale. Ils apparaissent pour la première fois dans les sources occidentales chez Ptolémée, en 160 170 après J. C.,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Huns Blancs — Shvetahûna Wikipédia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Huns blancs — Shvetahûna Wikipédia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Huns and Hyphens — Infobox Film name = Huns and Hyphens image size = caption = director = Larry Semon producer = Albert E. Smith writer = Larry Semon narrator = starring = Stan Laurel music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 23 September, 1918… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”