Dates
370 AD
The Huns cross the Volga river and defeat the Alans.
Who were the Huns?
A nomadic group that originated in China and migrated across Europe to attack the Roman Empire.
What is the Battle of Tanais River?
Where the Huns crossed the Volga river and defeated the Alans.
How did the Roman Empire fall?
476 AD
The fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Who were the Alans?
A nomadic Indo-Iranian group who migrated across Europe to escape the Huns.
What is the Battle of Catalaunian Plains?
The Huns defeated the Romans and the Goths in 451 AD.
What year was Attila the Hun born?
406 AD
372 AD
The Huns defeat the Ostrogoths.
Who were the Goths?
Visigoths & Ostrogoths. They were a Germanic group that originated in Scandinavia.
What was the Battle of Nedao?
Germanic groups banded together in 454 AD to defeat the Huns.
How did the Huns fight?
With a mixture of mounted archers, horses, cavalry and messengers to communicate swiftly and surprise enemies.
453 AD
Attila the Hun dies.
Who were the Romans?
People living in the Roman Empire, which originated in Italy.
What was the Battle of Utus?
The Huns defeated the Eastern Roman groups in the Battle of Utus, led by Attila the Hun in 447 Ad.
Who was Attila the Hun?
The leader of the Hun empire at its peak. He conquered many European groups.
447 AD
The Huns defeated Eastern Roman groups in the Battle of Utus, led by Attila the Hun.
Who were the Byzantines?
The people who lived within the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire. This empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire after its division, with its capital at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
How did Attila the Hun die? (we only covered 4 battles)
He died in 453 AD of a suspected nosebleed on his wedding night.
Who was Genghis Khan?
The leader of the Mongol empire at its peak. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia