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Attila , their greatest king, had his palace in Hungary
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crossed the Danube, penetrated deep into the Eastern Empire, and forced (432) Emperor Theodosius to pay them tribute
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Having swept across Asia, they invaded the lower Volga valley c.372 and advanced westward, pushing the Germanic Ostrogoths and Visigoths before them and thus precipitating the great waves of migrations that destroyed the Roman Empire and changed the face of Europe
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similarity of their tactics and habits with those of the White Huns, the Magyars, the Mongols , and the Turks
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military superiority was due to their small, rapid horses, on which they practically lived, even eating and negotiating treaties on horseback
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short and of somewhat Mongolian appearance
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Divided into hordes, they undertook extensive independent campaigns, living off the countries they ravaged
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organized in a predominantly military manner
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appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. AD, and built up an empire there
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