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Iacob, Ionela Florina. Rethinking Goth.
He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths , Alans and Bulgars , among others, in Central and Eastern Europe. During his reign, he was one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. He crossed the Danube twice and plundered the Balkans , but was unable to take Constantinople. His unsuccessful campaign in Persia was followed in by an invasion of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, the success of which emboldened Attila to invade the West. He subsequently invaded Italy , devastating the northern provinces, but was unable to take Rome. He planned for further campaigns against the Romans , but died in After Attila's death, his close adviser, Ardaric of the Gepids , led a Germanic revolt against Hunnic rule, after which the Hunnic Empire quickly collapsed.
Goths and Huns, c. The Age of Attila. Fifth-Century Byzantium and the Barbarians. Revised Edition. Foreword by Arthur E.
Priscus was born in Panion located in Thrace between AD. Priscus recounted the story of a dinner with Attila the Hun which took place at one of Attila's many houses. This house was said to be greater than the rest having been made for celebration due to it being constructed of decorative polished wood, with little thought to making any part of the place for defense. Priscus and the embassy of Eastern Romans were placed at the end of the table farthest from Attila but still in his presence; this was meant to show that he was greater than the Roman guests, and that Attila considered his people to be more important than Priscus and the Roman embassy. As Priscus and the Eastern Roman embassy stood, they followed the cultural tradition of being served tea from the cupbearers; they were to pray and have a drink before having a seat at the table.
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Byzantine Empire , the eastern half of the Roman Empire , which survived for a thousand years after the western half had crumbled into various feudal kingdoms and which finally fell to Ottoman Turkish onslaughts in It became one of the leading civilizations in the world before falling to an Ottoman Turkish onslaught in the 15th century. The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire , and it survived over a thousand years after the western half dissolved.
This book describes the tragic and bloody collapse of Roman civilization in the West in the fifth century and the near ruin of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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