Post by MinnesotaNationalist on Apr 28, 2016 5:50:49 GMT
One of my favorite subjects of all time are the Huns, a fearsome nomadic people with unknown origins with an army that could make just about an other country shake in fear. The action of these Huns from 300-460 helped shape Europe in so many ways, most notably forcing the Germanic people to flee to Rome, resulting in the eventual downfall of Western Rome. The Huns acting even the slightest bit differently would mean dramatic consequences for Europe, consequences that I always find fascinating yet disappointingly untapped.
My question today is: What if the Huns never entered Rome to begin with? The Huns remain on the far side of the Volga river, riding around the steppes of Kazakhstan. I mostly want to focus on the consequences to Europe, but feel free to add your opinions on what would happen to, say, China or the rest of Asia.
The absolute first thing I think of is this: Without the Huns, the Germanics would have likely never invaded Rome, or at least in the vast quantity they did historically. The Germanics would find it easier just to war among themselves or among the Proto-Slavs, Celts, and other 'barbaric' people in Europe outside of Rome.
That is not to say that Western or Easter Rome would never collapse, they certainly would eventually. The difference being that instead of falling to invaders, they'd just end up being split up numerous times among various governors or generals, such as the time of the Tetrarchy, but much more severe and less civic.
My question today is: What if the Huns never entered Rome to begin with? The Huns remain on the far side of the Volga river, riding around the steppes of Kazakhstan. I mostly want to focus on the consequences to Europe, but feel free to add your opinions on what would happen to, say, China or the rest of Asia.
The absolute first thing I think of is this: Without the Huns, the Germanics would have likely never invaded Rome, or at least in the vast quantity they did historically. The Germanics would find it easier just to war among themselves or among the Proto-Slavs, Celts, and other 'barbaric' people in Europe outside of Rome.
That is not to say that Western or Easter Rome would never collapse, they certainly would eventually. The difference being that instead of falling to invaders, they'd just end up being split up numerous times among various governors or generals, such as the time of the Tetrarchy, but much more severe and less civic.
