In the late 4th century, a powerful nomadic force emerged in Europe, upending the region's political and social order. 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 ...

Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the Xiongnu. In fact, the Xiongnu Empire dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the Huns appeared in Europe.

Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the Xiongnu. In fact, the Xiongnu Empire dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the Huns appeared in Europe.

An innovative multidisciplinary and international research project has shed new light on the origin and diversity of the populations that inhabited Central Europe between the late 4th and 6th ...

The following year, Attila dies. After his death, the Hun Empire quickly disintegrates. Odoacer, a German warrior possibly of Sciri origins, becomes king of Italy, deposing the emperor on September 4.

One of the most feared military leaders of the ancient world, Attila the Hun led the Hunnic Empire from 434 to 453 AD. His enemies called him the “Scourge of God,” and he conducted devastating ...

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealing direct links between the Huns and the Xiongnu Empire of ancient Mongolia. The international research team ...

Attila the Hun was a 5th century king and the most successful barbarian ruler of the Hunnic Empire, causing chaos across the Roman Empire in Europe. He earned the nickname 'Scourge of God' due to ...

Ancient genomes reveal trans-Eurasian connections between the European Huns and the Xiongnu Empire. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2025; 122 (9) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2418485122 ...

Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the Xiongnu. In fact, the Xiongnu Empire dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the Huns appeared in Europe. Can DNA ...