Attila the Hun Part 1: The Sword of Mars
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The Nomads' Move Westwards Into Europe
The Huns begin to head west into Europe sometime in the late 300s AD. Julius Caesar's campaign in Gaul between 58 to 50 BC led to an estimated 1 million dead and one million enslaved. By the four tens to four twenties 80, the Huns have made it to the great Hungarian plain. It's the westernmost part of the Eurasian steppe that stretches as far east as the Pacific Ocean.
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