The Carpathian Basin occupies a peculiar place in history. It was the ground where Roman-Germanic world met that of the Slavs and mounted nomad peoples, where no group had achieved sustained unity before the state of Hungary was founded.
Hungary’s Conversion to Christianity: The Establishment of Hungarian Statehood and its Consequences to the Thirteenth Century
September 1, 2014 By
White Croatia and the arrival of the Croats: an interpretation of Constantine Porphyrogenitus on the oldest Dalmatian history
July 23, 2014 By
The article examines Constantine Porphyrogenitus’ (913–59) witness on the arrival of the Croats in Dalmatia during the seventh century. The emperor’s narrative proposes a migration from a land called White Croatia, located somewhere in central Europe, and a battle with the Avars in order to secure their new territory.
Did a Megadrought force the Huns to invade Europe?
February 3, 2014 By
The worst megadrought in the last 2000 years hit Central Asia around 360 AD, new study finds
Dark Age Migrations and Subjective Ethnicity: The Example of the Lombards
December 5, 2012 By
This study is an attempt to clarify the functions and structure of the Volker- wanderungen. Peoples or warrior-bands? The basic problem is that small warrior bands as well as big migrations of peoples are characterized in the same way by the classical and early medieval writers: they used tribal names.
Byzantine Coins from the 6th and the 7th Century Found in Poland and their East Central European Context
March 20, 2012 By
Conceptions of Ethnicity in Early Medieval Studies
February 8, 2012 By
Today’s nationalist movements in many eastern European countries have rediscovered the nineteenth-century ideal of the homogeneous nation-state; it is sad to see that after so many tragedies it has brought about, some more seem to follow, and often in the name of history.
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process?
March 20, 2011 By
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process? By Alexandru Madgearu Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, Vol.12 (2006) Abstract: If we consider that the end of the limes signified the abandonment of the fortresses by the Byzantine army, then we should agree that this process was violent, but only before 598. […]
Byzantines, Avars and the Introduction of the Trebuchet
March 10, 2011 By
Byzantines, Avars and the Introduction of the Trebuchet By Stephen McCotter Published Online (2003) Introduction: While there has been much debate over when the traction trebuchet appeared in the west and the extent to which it replaced late-antique torsion weapons there, its appearance in eastern Europe and the Mediterranean has attracted less attention. This cannot afford […]
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