Alani Gain Power
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Barbarians, Nomads, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: African History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Portugal
- Date: 1st-5th centuries
Article abstract: The Alani, adept at assimilation and integration, never developed a kingdom but became federated with other groups and spearheaded the movement of peoples westward into the Roman Empire.
Summary of Event
The Alani were a loose alliance of various nomadic Indo-Iranian tribes originally from north of the Caspian Sea. They did not live in contiguous areas but were spread out in the region. They developed an identity from a mixture of different peoples joined together by virtue of their similar lifestyles, weapons, and appearance. An...
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