Attila The Great, Reviled as a ‘Barbarian’
Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China and Read More
The Hunnic War Machine: Horsemen of the Steppe – Part II
The fifth century politician and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, wrote an interesting description on the horsemanship of the Huns, stating, “You would think the limbs of man and beast were born together, so firmly does the rider always stick t...
The Hunnic War Machine: The Push Westward – Part I
The steppe has produced many notable horse archers who brought terror and devastation to the known world during ancient times. But of the many steppe peoples who penetrated the civilized world, none brought more destruction then the Huns.
Stilicho, Alaric, Attila, and the Changing World of the Ancient Roman Empire
In the late fourth century, a man born of a Roman noblewoman and an East-Germanic Vandal father served as a Roman cavalry officer. Stilicho served Rome with distinction by embracing the Empire and all it stood for, and would go on to become the m...
