@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agoHattusa, capital of the Hittites, Turkiye, with reconstruction illustrationimagemessage-square14arrow-up1220arrow-down14cross-posted to: historyruins
arrow-up1216arrow-down1imageHattusa, capital of the Hittites, Turkiye, with reconstruction illustration@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square14cross-posted to: historyruins
minus-square@bamficlinkEnglish6•2 months agoMongolians? In 1300BC? Wasn’t it 2,500 years later, in like, 1200AD when they came rolling thru?
minus-square@RoidingOldManlinkEnglish8•edit-22 months agoAttilla the Hun was around 450 AD too. Not exactly Mongolian, but very similar in the sense of being nomadic horse archers from the steppe.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoThey might actually be related. The huns originated from east of the Volga river (so east of the Scythians) and recent research identified genetic links to ancient Mongols
Mongolians? In 1300BC? Wasn’t it 2,500 years later, in like, 1200AD when they came rolling thru?
Attilla the Hun was around 450 AD too. Not exactly Mongolian, but very similar in the sense of being nomadic horse archers from the steppe.
Scythian maybe?
They might actually be related. The huns originated from east of the Volga river (so east of the Scythians) and recent research identified genetic links to ancient Mongols