Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland

Portal to my podcast, websites, blog, and publications, providing an entryway into social and cultural life anong Greeks, Romans, Judeans, Christians, and others in ancient Mediterranean. Ethnicity, Diaspora, and relations among ethnic and minority groups is a focus.

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Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World:  The Websites of Philip A. Harland

Category Archives: Huns

Getians, Scythians, and Goths: Jordanes on their supposed origins and achievements (mid-sixth century CE)

Posted in (01) Non-dominant ("barbarian") perspectives on peoples (except Judeans), (02) Greek and Roman perspectives and stereotypes on other peoples, (a) Northern peoples, Amazons (legendary subset of Scythians), Cassiodorus (Goth), Getians / Dacians (northern Thracians), Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Huns, Jordanes (Goth), Scythians / Pontic peoples (broad category), Thracians (broad category), Vandals on December 30, 2022 by Philip A. Harland.

Huns and Alans: Ammianus Marcellinus on “savage” nomadic threats (late fourth century CE)

Posted in (a) Northern peoples, (d) Eastern peoples, Alans / Halani, Ammianus Marcellinus (Roman), ancient ethnography / ethnographic culture, ethnicity in the ancient world, Huns, Massagetians (subset of Scythians) on August 1, 2023 by Philip A. Harland.

Sarmatians, Huns, and Goths: Olympiodoros of Thebes on statues as protection against invasions (early fifth century CE)

Posted in (02) Greek and Roman perspectives and stereotypes on other peoples, ancient ethnography / ethnographic culture, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Huns, Olympiodoros of Thebes (Egyptian / Roman), Sarmatians (subset of Scythians) on March 22, 2024 by Philip A. Harland.

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Construction of this site was supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada.

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