The Heruli (also Eluri, Eruli, Herules, Herulians) were one of the smaller Germanic peoples of Late Antiquity, known from records in the third to sixth centuries AD. The best recorded group of …

Heruli, an east Germanic people originally from Scandinavia. They raided towns in the Roman Empire, scoring their greatest success in ad 267, when they captured Byzantium and sacked …

The Heruli were a subject tribe of the Goths and their later Ostrogoth division until the latter were destroyed by the Huns in 375. Like a great many tribes in Eastern Europe they were …

Heruli are first mentioned by Roman authors as one of several “Scythian” groups raiding Roman provinces in the Balkans and Aegean, attacking by land, and notably also by sea. The Heruli …

Oct 12, 2021 · According to a late 3 rd -century Greek source, the Heruli were a group of barbarians who inhabited the region to the north of the Black Sea, while according to other …

The sack of Athens in 267 AD was carried out by the Heruli, a Germanic tribe that had invaded the Balkans at the time. Despite the recent fortification of Athens with a new city wall, the …

Apr 18, 2024 · Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to the history of the Heruli, this article offers a new analysis of the written evidence, identifies a need for different mapping strategies, and …

HERULI, a Teutonic tribe which figures prominently in the history of the migration period. The name does not occur in writings of the first two centuries A.D. Where the original home of the …

Dec 28, 2024 · The Heruli (also Eluri, Eruli, Herules, Herulians) were one of the smaller Germanic peoples of Late Antiquity, known from records in the third to sixth centuries AD. The best …

The authors attempt to trace archaeological evidence of Heruli, who were East Germanic federates in Eastern Roman Empire, whom Justinian settled along the border on the Danube …