The author then describes the grave situation in which Iberia was at that time, troubled by the Sassanids ' Zoroastrianizing efforts and a ravaging raid by the " Ossetians " from the north, this letter being a possible reference to the invasion by the Huns ( which may have included Alans ) through the Caspian Gates mentioned by Priscus.

Although the classical Scythians may have largely disappeared by the 1st century BC, Eastern Romans continued to speak conventionally of " Scythians " to designate Germanic tribes and confederations or mounted Eurasian nomadic barbarians in general: in 448 AD two mounted " Scythians " led the emissary Priscus to Attila's encampment in Pannonia.

In 448, Priscus encountered Bleda's widow, then governor of an unnamed village, while on an embassy to Attila's court.

Patria Onoguria referred to by the such as Agathius, Priscus Rhetor, Zacharias Rhetor, and Pseudo-Zecharias Rhetor, was a Hunno-Bulgar state around the Sea of Azov granted by Byzantium to the Hunugurs / Onogurs / Unogurs in the 460s AD when, led by Attila's sons Dengizich and Ernakh, they overran Karadach's Akatziroi already settled in the region within the larger context of the Great Migrations and the Turkic expansion.

Simocatta, Menander, and Priscus provide evidence that the Xionites were different from the Hephthalites although, Frye suggested that the Hepthalites may have been a prominent tribe or clan of the Xionites.

Jordanes also recounted how Priscus had described Attila the Hun, the Emperor of the Huns from 434-453, as: " Short of stature, with a broad chest and a large head ; his eyes were small, his beard thin and sprinkled with grey ; and he had a flat nose and tanned skin, showing evidence of his origin.

His grandfather, Bacchius, had a Greek name, while his father, Priscus bore a Latin name, which has led to speculations that his ancestors may have settled in Neapolis soon after its establishment or that they may have descended from a Roman ' diplomatic ' community that had been sent there.

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, also called Tarquin the Elder or Tarquin I, was the legendary fifth King of Rome from 616 BC to 579 BC.

According to Livy, Tarquinius Priscus came from the Etruria.

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The first book sketches briefly the history of the early Roman emperors from Augustus to Diocletian ( 305 ); the second, third and fourth deal more fully with the period from the accession of Constantius Chlorus and Galerius to the death of Theodosius I ; the fifth and sixth, the most useful for historians, cover the period between 395 and 410, when Priscus Attalus was deposed ; for this period, he is the most important surviving non-ecclesiastical source.

Marcus Porcius Cato ( 234 BC, Tusculum – 149 BC ) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius ( the Censor ), Sapiens ( the Wise ), Priscus ( the Ancient ), or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger.

However, it may well be doubted whether Priscus, like Major, were not merely an epithet used to distinguish him from the later Cato of Utica, and there is no precise information as to the date when he first received the title of Cato, which may have been given in childhood as a symbol of distinction.

According to Jordanes ( following Priscus ), sometime during the peace following the Huns ' withdrawal from Byzantium ( probably around 445 ), Bleda died ( killed by his brother, according to the classical sources ), and Attila took the throne for himself.

Priscus Attalus was a Greek from Asia whose father had moved to Italy under Valentinian I. Attalus was an important senator in Rome, who served as praefectus urbi in 409.

In 93, a son of Helvidius Priscus was executed for having composed a farce satirizing Domitian's separation from his wife.

The earliest mention of the Avars in Caucas, in European history, is from Priscus, who declared in 463 AD that a mixed Saragur, Urog and Unogur embassy asked Byzantium for an alliance, having been dislodged by Sabirs in 461 due to the Avars ' drive towards the west.

The forces of Statius Priscus, made up of Eastern auxiliaries and several legions transferred from the Rhine and the Danube, quickly crushed the Parthians and destroyed the town of Artaxata.

Dio Cassius records that tribes from the north breached Hadrian's Wall which separated them from the empire and killed a general ( possibly Marcellus ' predecessor, Caerellius Priscus ) with all his guards, presumably during an inspection of Hadrian's Wall.

The dramatized documentary of the BBC from 2003 on the opening of the Colosseum is built around the two characters Priscus and Verus, based on the historic gladiators.

Priscus was born a slave from Gaul, unlike Verus who was born free, and is known mainly for his battle with Priscus.

Before the emperor died on 26 June 363 from a combat injury, he held a last philosophical conversation with Maximus and Priscus.

According to Livy, it was taken, along with its population and surrounding land, from the Sabines by Tarquinius Priscus at the conclusion of his war against them.

The most important sources are the chronicles that cover the second half of the 5th century — those of Hydatius and Marcellinus Comes, as well as the fragments of Priscus and John of Antioch.

Part of this is due to obvious flaws in the literary tradition describing the kings: much like the confusion the Ancients exhibited in attributing identical accomplishments to both Tarquinius Priscus and Tarquinius Superbus, the accomplishments of Tullus Hostilius are thought by many scholars to be rhetorical doublets of those of Romulus.

The earliest editions of Columella group his works with those on agriculture of Marcus Priscus Cato, Marcus Terentius Varro and Palladius Rutilius Tullius Aemilianus.

The agricultural writings of Palladius may be compared to those of Marcus Priscus Cato, Marcus Terentius Varro and particularly Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, whose De re rustica appears to have served as a model for Palladius, to such an extent that the Opus agriculturae has been described as an " abridgement " of Columella.

Our only lengthy first-hand report of conditions among the Huns is by Priscus, who formed part of an embassy to Attila.

Having said that, the literary sources of Priscus and Jordanes preserve only a few names, and three words, of the language of the Huns, which have been studied for more than a century and a half.

Upon the death of Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus addressed the Comitia Curiata and convinced them that he should be elected king over Marcius ' natural sons, who were still only in their teenage years.

Priscus and Jordanes preserve only a few names and three words of the language of the Huns, which has been studied for more than a century and a half.

His combat with Priscus was the highlight of the opening day of the games conducted by Titus to inaugurate the Flavian Amphitheatre ( later the Colosseum ) in AD 80, and was recorded in a laudatory poem by Martial — the only detailed description of a gladiatorial fight that has survived to the present day.

With their consent, he set up a rival emperor, the prefect of the city, a Greek named Priscus Attalus.

Ancus Marcius was succeeded by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus who was killed by the sons of Ancus Marcius.

Decius was forced to withdraw his army to the north at Oescus, leaving Cniva ample time to ravage Moesia and finally capture Philippopolis in the summer of 251, in part with the help of its commander, a certain Titus Julius Priscus who had proclaimed himself Emperor.

It seems that Priscus, after receiving the news of the defeat at Beroe, thought that the Goths would spare him and the city.

With the agreement of the Senate he supported the usurpation of Priscus Attalus.

To counter Priscus, Honorius tried to negotiate with Alaric.

Alaric withdrew his support for Priscus in 410, but the negotiations with Honorius broke down.

In 414, Constantius attacked Ataulf, who proclaimed Priscus Attalus emperor again.

Priscus mentions that the Huns had a language of their own ; little of it has survived and its relationships have been the subject of debate for centuries.

Priscus reports that superstitious fear of the fate of Alaric — who died shortly after sacking Rome in 410 — gave him pause.

Roman sources, e. g. Priscus, recorded that Latin, Gothic, " Hun " and other local ' Scythian " languages were spoken.

Unhappy with Marcellus ' strictness, they tried to elect a legate named Priscus as usurper governor ; he refused, but Marcellus was lucky to leave the province alive.

Priscus stated that one of the nations in the Hunnish confederacy was called Akatziroi.

Livy claims that his original Etruscan name was Lucumo, but since Lucumo ( Etruscan Lucius ) is the Etruscan word for " King ", there is reason to believe that Priscus ' name and title have been confused in the official tradition.

Thus they arranged for Tarquinius Priscus to be assassinated with an axe blow to the head.