A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Uldin"
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400 While taking refuge along the DanubeDanube The Danube is the longest river [i] of the European Union [i] and Europe [i]'s second-longest .
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, Gainas and his GothsGoths The Goths were an East Germanic tribe [i] who from the 2nd century [i] settled Scythia [i], Dacia [i] a ...
are attacked by the HunsHuns The Huns were a confederation of Eurasian [i] tribes, most likely of diverse origin with ...
, killing him and his army. Gainas' head is sent as a gift to ConstantinopleConstantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire [i] and following its fall in 1453 [i], of the O ...
by the Hun chieftan Uldin.
406 With the aid of the chieftan of the HunsHuns The Huns were a confederation of Eurasian [i] tribes, most likely of diverse origin with ...
, Uldin, StilichoStilicho Flavius Stilicho was a high-ranking general and Patrician [i] of the Western Roman Empire [i], notably o ...
crushes an army of 200,000 barbarians led by Radagaisus at Fiesole. Stilicho then executes Radagas, and the surviving barbarians are either incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves.
408 Under Uldin, the HunsHuns The Huns were a confederation of Eurasian [i] tribes, most likely of diverse origin with ...
attack the Eastern Empire, setting fire to various frontier forts and taking control of the Castra Martis. The Romans try to negotiate, but Uldin demands an exorbitant gold tribute in return for his withdrawal. This demand is rejected and the Romans begin to push the Huns back across the DanubeDanube The Danube is the longest river [i] of the European Union [i] and Europe [i]'s second-longest .
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