In the late 4th century, Europe’s political landscape changed dramatically with the sudden arrival of a fierce nomadic power. Emerging from the steppes, the Huns stormed into regions north of the ...

What makes one a Hun and where did the Huns come from? Historians have long argued these questions about the fierce nomadic fighters who contributed to the fall of the Roman empire and the beginning ...

Attila the Hun was loathed by enemies, killed his own brother, and had many wives. Even his horses were mean. Pic credit: Science Channel Coming this Sunday is a fascinating look back through time as ...

The Huns suddenly appeared in Europe in the 370s, establishing one of the most influential although short-lived empires in Europe. Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the ...

Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman empire, a ...

Marauding hordes of barbarian Huns, under their ferocious leader Attila, are often credited with triggering the fall of one of history's greatest empires: Rome. Historians believe Hunnic incursions ...

The ruler of the Hunnic Empire between 434 and 453, during which time he became a feared opponent of the Roman Empire. During this time the Romans were also under attack from numerous other foes on ...

Attila the Hun, 434-453 A.D. illustration published in 1894. Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe ...

An engraving based on a drawing by Geiger shows the Huns battling the Alans On this episode of Expedition Unknown Josh Gates searches for the lost tomb of Attila the Hun. From researching period text ...

New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming over a lifetime. Findings may be evidence of tribal encroachment that ...