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World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture
2023, University of California Press
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The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture
August 1973, Univ of California Pr
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Table of Contents
Contents … v
List of Illustrations … viii
Foreword … xiii
Editor’s Note … xvi
Fragments from the Author’s Preface … xix
Author’s Acknowledgments (Fragments) … xxiv
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I. THE LITERARY EVIDENCE … 1
Demonization … 2
Equations … 5
Ammianus Marcellinus … 9
Cassiodorus, Jordanes … 15
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II. HISTORY … 18
From the Don to the Danube … 18
The Huns at the Danube … 26
The Invasion of Asia … 51
Uldin … 59
Charaton … 73
Octar and Ruga … 81
Attila … 94
Attila’s Kingdom … 125
The Huns in Italy … 129
Collapse and Aftermath … 143
The First Gotho-Hunnic War … 152
The Second Gotho-Hunnic War … 162
The End … 165
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III. ECONOMY … 169
Camels … 172
Hunnic Agriculture? … 174
Housing … 178
Income in Gold … 180
Trade … 186
Silk … 188
Wine … 189
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IV. SOCIETY … 190
Aristocracy … 198
Slaves … 199
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V. WARFARE … 201
General Characteristics … 201
Horses … 203
Bows and Arrows … 221
Swords … 233
Lances … 238
The Lasso … 239
Armor … 241
Huns in the Roman Army … 255
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VI. RELIGION … 259
The Huns and Christianity … 260
Seers and Shamans … 267
Divine Kingship? … 270
Strava … 274
The Sacred Sword … 278
Masks and Amulets … 280
Eidola … 286
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VII. ART … 297
Gold Diadems … 297
Cauldrons … 306
Mirrors … 337
Personal Ornaments … 354
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VIII. RACE … 358
The Hsiung-nu … 367
Europoids in East Asia … 369
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IX. LANGUAGE … 376
Speculations about the Language of the Huns … 376
Transcriptions … 379
Etymologies … 382
Germanized and Germanic Names … 386
Iranian Names … 390
Turkish Names … 392
Names of Undetermined Origin … 412
Hybrid Names … 422
Tribal Names … 427
Conclusions … 441
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X. EARLY HUNS IN EASTERN EUROPE … 444
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XI. APPENDIXES … 456
1. The Chronicle of 452 … 456
2. Armenian Sources … 457
3. Figures in Olympiodorus … 459
4. The Alleged Loss of Pannonia Prima in 395 … 459
5. Religious Motifs in Hunnic Art? … 461
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XII. BACKGROUND: THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE TIME OF THE HUNNIC INVASIONS, BY PAUL ALEXANDER … 464
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Bibliography … 486
— Abbreviations … 486
— Classical and Medieval Register … 494
— Sources … 503
Index … 579
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