To: patton
That's a great question....I don't know the answer though. If the historical assumptions about the Huns and the Mongols are correct, I guess weather (and the lack of grazing land)must have played a major role in their drive toward Europe.
Most interestingly, I am not aware of the historical record of the Huns after they left Rome following the death of Attila.
4 posted on
12/16/2005 10:03:38 AM PST by
indcons
To: indcons
There was a history channel special on weather and war - all sorts of interesting connections between cold winters (over many years) and invasions heading south.
War for resources, again.
5 posted on
12/16/2005 10:07:19 AM PST by
patton
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To: indcons
After the wars, the Huns settled the plains of what became Hungary.
19 posted on
12/16/2005 11:44:46 AM PST by
colorado tanker
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