Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man (PDF)

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The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today’s descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their heirs under Attila the Hun helped destroy the Roman Empire. We don’t know what language they spoke, but they became known as Xiongnu, or Hunnu, a term passed down the centuries and across Eurasia, enduring today in shortened form as ‘Hun’. Outside Asia precious little is known of their rich history, but new evidence reframes our understanding of the indelible mark they left on a vast region stretching from Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, Barbarians at the Wall traces their epic story, and shows how the nomadic cultures of the steppes gave birth to a ‘barbarian empire’ with the wealth and power to threaten the civilised order of the ancient world.

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⭐Per gli appassionati di storia ecco un’opera che getta luce su una parte di mondo e su un periodo storico poco “frequentato” dalla nostra letteratura in materia. Un’opera che riempie di storie e di avvenimenti quella fascia latitudinale dell’Eurasia, solo in apparenza vuota, che si sviluppa tra territori desertici, praterie sconfinate, e boschi della taiga. Un’opera che offre spunti di riflessione anche sulle radici storiche del modo di governare, oggi in auge in Estremo Oriente.It describes a new universe, with unknown tribes north of China that will give battle … in Europe. Amazing

⭐Good read on the rise and fall of the Xiongnu. Time well spent on reading through the pages.

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